Dick Morris - too clever for his own good. Many of the Democrats who were against the bill came from states where labor unions (non-hispanic controlled ones) are strong. Everyone is playing up the fact that the Republican base opposed this bill; but they never mention that the AFL-CIO was against the bill too. Also, they never mention that many Blacks were against it (the Black Caucus in Congress didn’t like it) - which would explain why some Democrat Senators from Southern states voted against it.
Bingo. The Rat senators had fairly significant opposition to this bill by their union rank and file stalwarts. Sure the union officials could support it—at least in the service sectors because it would yield a huge increase in membership—and that is all that matters to the union boss.
Commie Tommy Harkin said afterward that he had opposed it because it was not fair enough to immigrants. UH huh. Harkin never comments on a vote before or after unless he felt big time heat. Most people in Iowa have no clue how he votes—he rarely tells them and is the key to his longevity.
It was not democrapper strategery—it was outright fear of future job prospects that brought these guys in line with the citizenry.