Wikileaks- Harry Reid Switched Stimulus Vote Just So They Could Use It Against McCain

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RE: McCain misses vote on Stimulus plan

               From:Susan.McCue@one.org
               To: ABaumann@gqrr.com, ic2008@gqrr.com, anai@gqrr.com, BFisher@gqrr.com, john.podesta@gmail.com, kfuksa@gqrr.com

               Date: 2008-02-06 23:48
               Subject: RE: McCain misses vote on Stimulus plan
               
            

               I think so if possible.  Looping in Ari who also flagged this. 

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From: Andrew Baumann [mailto:ABaumann@gqrr.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 6:50 PM
To: Andrew Baumann; ic2008; Ana Iparraguirre; Bryan Fisher; John
Podesta; Kristi Fuksa; Paul Begala; Stan Greenberg; Susan McCue; Tara
McGuinness; Tom Matzzie
Subject: RE: McCain misses vote on Stimulus plan

 

Also,

 

Supporters had 59 votes for it, but Reid switch his vote so he could
bring this back up again.

that means McCain would have been the deciding vote.  I think we can hit
him on this hard. Should we add to survey?

 

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From: Andrew Baumann
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 6:46 PM
To: ic2008; Ana Iparraguirre; Bryan Fisher; John Podesta; Kristi Fuksa;
Paul Begala; Stan Greenberg; Susan McCue; Tara McGuinness; Tom Matzzie
Subject: McCain misses vote on Stimulus plan

 

Senate GOP beat back the Dem plan to add $40 B to the stimulus in the
form of checks for seniors and disabled vets along with extension of
unemployment benefits.  We'll have to see what his spokespeople say
about his position on the bill, but worth keeping an eye on....

 

"The 58-41 vote fell just short of the 60 required to break a GOP
filibuster and bring the Senate version of the stimulus bill closer to a
final vote. The Senate measure was backed by Democrats and a handful of
Republicans but was strongly opposed by GOP leaders and President Bush,
who objected to the costly add-ons.  The vote left the $205 billion
Senate stimulus bill in limbo and capped days of partisan infighting and
procedural jockeying over the measure. Democratic presidential
candidates Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois flew
to Washington for the vote. GOP front-runner John McCain of Arizona did
not vote."

 

 

 

 

Andrew Baumann

Analyst

https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/36657