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Left wing puts pressure on McCaskill
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| Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Sep 23, 2007 10:51pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Sep 23, 2007 10:50pm |
| Description | As a fresh debate over Iraq opened in the Senate, the spotlight was shining most brightly on moderate Republicans caught between angry voters and party loyalty.
But Democrats such as McCaskill, D-Mo., and Bill Nelson, D-Fla., also find themselves feeling the political heat as the Senate tangles yet again over a series of high-profile votes on the war in Iraq.
In the second setback for Democratic leaders this week, the Senate voted 28-70 Thursday against a measure to cut off funds for combat in Iraq by June. McCaskill voted against the move, as did Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond, R-Mo. Sens. Dick Durbin and Barack Obama, both D-Ill., voted in favor.
Like other moderate Democrats, McCaskill is navigating a potential minefield on the war as her liberal supporters press for more confrontational steps.
McCaskill says she's just doing what she promised in her campaign. But liberals who turned out for her in the last election are furious.
"Senator McCaskill has voiced opposition to the war, but she's voted for funding the war at every opportunity," said Bill Ramsey, a coordinator for the Instead of War Coalition in St. Louis. The group is spearheading a four-day-long "Decision Watch" outside McCaskill's office this week.
"She was put into office in the midst of a mandate to end this war," he said.
Dana Balicki, a national organizer for Code Pink, said the group targeted moderate Democrats such as McCaskill, Nelson and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., who have talked about change in Iraq but not voted accordingly.
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