[Recovering_Democrat]

3 Democrats and 40 Republicans voted to stop the bill: the ONLY thing BIPARTISAN about the vote was the OPPOSITION!

[The_Pickle]

True. With a minority of 41 Republican Senators (one of which did not vote today) the only way that cloture failed was that 3 DEMOCRATS!! voted to continue debate. You will notice I said "continue debate" as a cloture vote is a vote to end debate and bring the bill to the floor for a "Yes or No" vote.

This action does not "kill" the bill it simply continues debate.

Having said that, does anyone really think that the Dems that voted against cloture "really" want to continue debate? Or is it that they don't want to have to go back to their seething constituents and "explain themselves"?

You be the Judge.