Swing State Senators Face Health Care Reform Threat -- Losing Next Election

Swing State Senators Face Health Care Reform Threat -- Losing Next Election

By and large, the pundit class has it that momentum now favors passage of a national health care program. There's a fly in the ointment, however. Too many of the Senate Democrats needed to pass such legislation hail from states where even if the concept of health care reform is tepidly endorsed by the people, that support breaks down when ways of actually paying for reform are considered. So ultimate passage of any bill is problematic.

Take the swing state of Florida. Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson is a moderate Democrat....