Health Care Vote Consequences
The Indiana delegation split along party lines in the Health Care vote with Democrats voting yes and Republicans voting no. No big surprise there but the consequences will vary.
Democrat Brad Ellsworth, for example, got his name attached to an amendment barring the use of taxpayer funds for abortion. Pro-life forces like it and that means the vote likely won’t hurt Ellsworth, who appeared jubilant on C-Span last night.
Democrat Baron Hill, meantime, issued new releases all the way up to yesterday afternoon sending the message that he was undecided. His vote will be a campaign issue next year and opponents will tie it to his early support of President Obama in 2008.
Republicans are all banking that the current public mood is on their side.
Tags: Baron Hill, Brad Ellsworth, health care, President Obama