Comments on: The Senate’s Most Bipartisan Votes of the Year http://themoderatevoice.com/42243/the-senates-most-bipartisan-votes-of-the-year/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:36:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Pete Abel http://themoderatevoice.com/42243/the-senates-most-bipartisan-votes-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-200052 Pete Abel Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:54:28 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=42243#comment-200052

“I don't think that lack of bipartisan votes should be simply assumed to be the exclusive fault of Republicans.”

I agree.

]]> By: JasonArvak http://themoderatevoice.com/42243/the-senates-most-bipartisan-votes-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-200026 JasonArvak Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:22:24 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=42243#comment-200026 One reason for this might NOT be merely the conventional narrative about evil and intransigent Republicans: As the margin of partisan advantage in the Senate (or any legislative body) goes up, there is less incentive for the leaders of that party to even worry about trying to get votes from the other party since the conceptual “median voter” is embedded deeper and deeper into their own caucus. The leaders simply ignore (or, given the priorities of some members of the Democratic base right now, go out of their way to offend) the minority party's preferences. Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi seem to both play that game pretty frequently these days.

So I don't think that lack of bipartisan votes should be simply assumed to be the exclusive fault of Republicans.

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