White House officials and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have been courting Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)–likely the only other ‘gettable’ Republican on health care–for some time now. With the bill on the floor, though, it’s crunch time for Democrats if they hope to bring her from the “no” column into the “yes” column–or at least into the “I won’t filibuster” column. And they’re not there yet.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=134065