Washington (CNN) - Many of the 15 House Democrats who are not seeking re-election in November were under pressure to "take one for the team" on the Senate health plan Sunday night by casting what might have been an unpopular "yes" vote back in their districts.
In the end, 11 retiring Democrats voted in favor of the measure; four voted no. Six of the soon-to-be retirees are seeking other elected office.
Retiring House Democrats Who Voted Yes Brian Baird WA-3 Bill Delahunt MA-10 Brad Ellsworth* IN-8 Bart Gordon TN-6 Paul Hodes* NH-2 Patrick Kennedy RI-1 Kendrick Meek* FL-17 Dennis Moore KS-3 Joe Sestak* PA-7 Vic Snyder AR-2 Diane Watson CA-33 Retiring House Democrats Who Voted No Marion Berry AR-1 Artur Davis* AL-7 Charlie Melancon* LA-3 John Tanner TN-8 *seeking other office
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Have you noticed, that the democratic no-votes all come from
deep southern states, where a lot of people have no teeth!!