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WHERE THE SENATORS STAND (maybe)

http://noamaskew.blogspot.com/2007/06/cloture-vote-guesses-hunt-for-60.html

List of those who voted against cloture last time and how likely they are to switch to vote in favor of cloture next time (assuming there is a next time for this bill)...The bill needs 15 more cloture votes to continue...

Very Likely to Switch
Kyl (R-AZ)-coalition member
Lott (R-MS)—pushing hard for bill; willing to “reign in” dissenters
McConnell (R-KY)-pushing hard for bill
Craig (R-ID)—has said he will

Likely to Switch
Boxer (D-CA)—voted in favor of bill last year
Collins (R-ME)—voted in favor of bill last year
Snowe (R-ME)—voted in favor of bill last year
Domenici (R-NM)—voted in favor of bill last year
Murkowski (R-AK)—voted in favor of bill last year
Stevens (R-AK)—voted in favor of bill last year

Could very well switch
Smith (R-OR)—voted for bill last year, but could be up for a tough re-election...
Alexander (R-TN)—voted against cloture last time
Gregg (R-NH)—voted in favor of bill last year
Bingaman (D-NM)—voted in favor of bill last year—but has been a little more critical now...
Bennett (R-UT)—voted in favor of bill last year
Hatch (R-UT)—voted in favor of cloture last year
Cochran (R-MS)—voted in favor of cloture last year

Toss-ups
Warner (R-VA)—up for re-election; voted for bill last time, but, w/Webb, he might not switch
Sanders (I-VT)—who knows! He’s independent!
Coleman (R-MN)—up for re-election; voted for bill last time, but has been more critical now
Isakson (R-GA)— the Georgians are tough: both voted against cloture before
Chambliss (R-GA)— but are more favorable to ultimate bill now....
Pryor (D-AR)—up for re-election; voted in favor of bill last year, but more critical now....

Could Very Well not Switch
Hutchison (R-TX)—voted against cloture last year (but also against bill)
Webb (D-VA)—new but has been somewhat skeptical
Rockefeller (D-WV)—has been a skeptic with Byrd
Tester (D-MT)—seems skeptical....
Baucus (D-MT)—up for re-election; also seems skeptical (even though he voted for bill last time)
Ensign (R-NV)—seemed at one point slightly favorable to bill, but it’s hard to say....

Somewhat Unlikely to Switch
Corker (R-TN)—new but still seems skeptical
Cornyn (R-TX)—up for re-election; voted against bill last time
McCaskill (D-MO)—new but still seems skeptical
Landrieu (D-LA)—up for re-election; voted against bill last time

Very Unlikely to Switch
DeMint (R-SC) signed enforcement letter to president
Dorgan (D-ND)—voted against cloture last year; consistent bill skeptic
Bunning (R-KY)——voted against cloture last year; consistent bill skeptic
Burr (R-NC)——voted against cloture last year; consistent bill skeptic
Byrd (D-WV)——voted against cloture last year; consistent bill skeptic
Sessions (R-AL)——voted against cloture last year; consistent bill skeptic
Shelby (R-AL)——voted against cloture last year; consistent bill skeptic
Sununu (R-NH)——voted against cloture last year; consistent bill skeptic
Crapo (R-ID)——voted against cloture last year; consistent bill skeptic
Dole (R-NC)——voted against cloture last year; consistent bill skeptic
Vitter (R-LA)——voted against cloture last year; consistent bill skeptic
Grassley (R-IA)——voted against cloture last year; consistent bill skeptic
Thune (R-SD)——voted against cloture last year; consistent bill skeptic
Allard (R-CO)—voted against cloture last year
Bond (R-MO)—voted against cloture last year
Inhofe (R-OK)—voted against cloture last year
Roberts (R-KS)—voted against cloture last year

Missed Last Cloture
Enzi (R-WY)—often misses votes on clotures for immigration bills—has missed votes for last year’s cloture and this year’s...
Brownback (R-KS)—sends a lot of mixed signals, but seems—sometimes—in favor of bill...
Coburn (R-OK)—probably against cloture
Johnson (D-SD)—unlikely to vote at all (ill health)