When a dozen Dems vote against something, it's fun to piece together why. Here are the folks who voted against Bill Hagerty to be Japan amb:
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Booker, Brown, Gillibrand, Harris, Heinrich, Hirono, Merkley, Peters, Sanders (I), Stabenow, Udall and Warren...
So for Booker, Gillibrand and Harris, that looks like presidential positioning. They're not joined by the other senator from the state.
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Then you've got Stabenow (Mich.), Peters (Mich.) and Brown (Ohio), presumably an auto state issue?
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Then the rest voted no for lefty populist reasons, presumably.
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The interesting story is that consistent opposition to Trump is seen as necessary for presidential positioning.
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Right: When in doubt, vote no
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Clear indicator how Senators are largely insulated from even clear constituent-base opinion, but Prez candidates aren't
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