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Mass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-28-05 07:54 PM
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How some Democrats will vote on Roberts
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The caucus is equally divided between support and opposition. A few big disappointments: apart Feingold (who did not really surprise me), Dorgan, Murray, Wyden, Levin, and Dodd.

http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/news/12763506.htm



How some Democrats will vote on Roberts

Associated Press

All 55 Senate Republicans are expected to vote to confirm John Roberts as chief justice of the United States on Thursday. The 44 Senate Democrats are less unified. Independent James Jeffords of Vermont will support his confirmation.

Democrats who have announced their support for Roberts (21):

Max Baucus of Montana, Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, Tom Carper of Delaware, Kent Conrad of North Dakota, Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, Tim Johnson of South Dakota, Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Carl Levin of Michigan, Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, Patty Murray of Washington, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Bill Nelson of Florida, Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Ken Salazar of Colorado and Ron Wyden of Oregon.

Democrats who have announced their opposition (21):

Evan Bayh of Indiana, Joe Biden of Delaware, Barbara Boxer of California, Maria Cantwell of Washington, Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, Jon Corzine of New Jersey, Mark Dayton of Minnesota, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Dianne Feinstein of California, Tom Harkin of Iowa, Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, John Kerry of Massachusetts, Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, Barack Obama of Illinois, Jack Reed of Rhode Island, Harry Reid of Nevada, Paul Sarbanes of Maryland, Charles Schumer of New York and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan.

Democrats who have not announced how they will vote (2):

Daniel Akaka of Hawaii and Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia.
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