Rep. John Adler, a New Jersey Democrat, said today he’s voting no. He criticized the bill’s $1 trillion-plus price tag over 10 years, and said it doesn’t do enough to control health costs.
This has less to do with the total price tag than Adler's desire to hold on to his seat; a seat that had long been held by Republican Jim Saxton. Adler won the open seat on Obama's coattails following Saxton's retirement.
Jim Geraghty does the math:
Adler's congressional district includes parts of Burlington County, Ocean County, and Cherry Hill in Camden County.
Republican Chris Christie won Burlington County Tuesday night by two percent after Corzine won it by five percentage points four years ago; Christie won 66 percent of the vote in Ocean County. Four years ago, Jon Corzine won Cherry Hill, 13,615 to 8,630. This year he won it 11,108 to 9,453.
So, Nancy, please explain again how you won on Tuesday??
Agreed. Adler voted "no" only AFTER San Fran Nan got the votes in the bag for passage.
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