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Old 03-27-2009, 11:42 AM   #21
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There is little doubt where the nannyism is coming from....

96% of those voting for the bill were democrats. (3 R vs 94 D)
70% of those against the bill were republicans (139 R vs 62 D)

98% of republicans and 40% of democrats voted against the bill
2% of republicans and 60% of democrats voted for it

Gender was a less of a factor, but shows an interesting point of view.

175 men voted vs 123 women

65% of those voting against the bill were men (131 M vs 70 W)
54% of those voting for the bill were women (53 W vs 44 M)

75% of men voted agaist the bill (131 to 44)
56% of women voted against the bill (70 to 53)

Based on:
142 republicans voted vs 156 democrats
33 republicans did not vote vs 67 democrats
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