While he is a proponent of marriage rights, he's also a pragmatic vote-counter; Harris believes that more legislators will support the civil unions bill, though he's not certain that he has the 60 votes required for passage. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)
So why did Speaker Madigan, always a shrewd vote-counter and rarely one to let his members get away from him, support the plan if he knew his fellow Democrats weren't behind it? ❋ Will Guzzardi (2011)
Though the lion's share of the credit for the legislative accomplishments of the 11th Congress is justifiably to be laid at Pelosi's feet, as Majority Whip Clyburn played the crucial role of vote-counter in a caucus divided between progressives and more-conservative Blue Dogs. ❋ Asher Smith (2010)
As Chuck Todd just Tweeted, "Pelosi's a good vote-counter, she would NOT have announced if she didn't think she had the votes." ❋ Jonathan Capehart (2010)
Rep. James Clyburn D-S. C., the current Majority Whip, announced Friday he would seek to remain the party's chief vote-counter in the next Congress, setting up a potentially nasty race between him and Hoyer. ❋ Ben Pershing (2010)
"This is just a dust-up that occurs often inside the Beltway," South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn, the third-ranking House Democrat and chief vote-counter for his party, said in an interview. ❋ Unknown (2009)
I will speak live with her chief vote-counter, the majority whip, Congressman James Clyburn. ❋ Unknown (2009)
"We're continuing to talk to members and hope to move the bill this week," says a spokeswoman for House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina, the chief Democratic vote-counter. ❋ Unknown (2009)
One Hill vote-counter predicted the number of no votes on the Democratic side would be in the high 30s, no nail-biter but a sign of stormy weather ahead for the Republicans if Alito becomes the deciding vote against Roe v. Wade. ❋ Unknown (2007)
"I'm going to advise my members that they not subject themselves to the demagoguery that is sure to follow" if they vote for the measure, chief Democratic vote-counter Steny Hoyer said before the vote. ❋ Unknown (2011)
As Senate minority whip, Kyl, 68, is the chief vote-counter for Republicans, a post he was slated to give up next year. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Doubt was first cast on the result soon after Mr Romney was declared the winner, when a vote-counter in one precinct said the published figures differed from what he observed. ❋ Unknown (2012)
Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the House's chief vote-counter, told reporters after several hours of closed-door meetings that there would be no House vote tonight. ❋ Unknown (2011)
"Listen, from understanding the floor and the votes, if Reid does what he does, I don't see the votes on the floor for it," said McCarthy, his party's chief vote-counter in the House. ❋ Felicia Sonmez (2011)
And Pelosi, the veteran vote-counter that she is, isn't going to roll over. ❋ Unknown (2011)
