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In addition to senators’ positions on the public option, the Scoreboard now lists uninsured numbers in senators’ home states and state-by-state public option polling data.

On the Fence
Likely Supporters
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Home State Data*

Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii)
Signed a public letter saying that “absent a competitive and continuous public insurance option – health reform legislation will not produce nationwide access and ongoing cost containment.” (10/30/2009)
6.7% uninsured

Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
Finance Committee chairman
“[T]he Senate health reform legislation is a balanced, fiscally-responsible package that will deliver [...]

On the Fence
Likely Supporters
Likely Opponents

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40

Likely Opponents

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Stance

Home State Data*

Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)
“Senator Reid’s bill is appropriate for the season. It’s the same turkey you didn’t like in August, and it’s not going to taste any better on Thanksgiving. It’s still more premiums. It’s still higher taxes. It’s still Medicare cuts. It’s still a 2,000-page bill.” [...]

On the Fence
Likely Supporters
Likely Opponents

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On the Fence

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Home State Data*

Evan Bayh (D-Ind.)
Rachel Maddow Show: “Sen. Bayh told us it is extraordinarily unlikely that he would filibuster health reform. He said there is nothing in the bill he is aware of now that would cause him to vote to filibuster and he said that he currently ‘can’t [...]

As the health care debate twists and turns through the Senate, the prospects for a public option remain murky. This scoreboard, updated daily, can serve as your one-stop shop for senators’ stances on a public plan — in their own words. See our methodology below.

On the Fence
Likely Supporters
Likely Opponents

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As the health care debate twists and turns through the Senate, the prospects for a public option remain murky. This scoreboard, updated daily, can serve as your one-stop shop for senators’ stances on a public plan — in their own words. See our methodology here. Last updated: Nov. 10, 5:22 p.m.

On the [...]

In memory of Sen. Ted Kennedy, TWI has compiled its recent coverage of the senator and the effect his passing will have on the country.

It’s Time for the US to Declare Victory and Go Home
As the old saying goes, “guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.” Since the signing of the 2009 Security Agreement, we are guests in Iraq, and after six years in Iraq, we now smell bad to the Iraqi nose. Today the [...]

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