Monday, June 25, 2007

Cloture Votes Update: Ben Nelson (D-NE), though he says he will vote "No" on the final passage of the bill as it now stands, sounds like he will continue to vote for cloture based on reports that I'm getting. Rich Lowry reports that Kit Bond (R-MO) will switch to vote in favor of cloture to bring the bill to the floor (he's undecided about the second cloture vote--he'll vote against cloture if his amendment fails).
Via Hotair.com, Burr is still on the fence; Boxer (D-CA) may still vote against cloture. Also, a reporter has suggested to Hot Air that Cochran (R-MS) and Bingaman (D-NM) will switch to vote in favor of cloture.

As a total, Lowry says reports suggest that there seem to be 34 somewhat solid votes against cloture. A source tells K-Lo:
Likely Republicans that are on the fence or undecided: Bond, Hatch, Burr, Coleman, Brownback, Ensign, Warner, Cochran, Collins, Snowe, Domenici, Murkowski, Stevens...
Though it seems that Bond, at least, will vote in favor of the first cloture motion....but also, as K-Lo's source says, there's a lot of movement....