General Discussion

This wasn't some overnight "cave."

It has been brewing in the background for sometime.

I think they just didn't enough people ready to defect.

Someday we may hear the "inside story" behind the big push this weekend.

But of the eight:

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada was almost always a yes

Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was always a yes

Sen. Angus King of Maine went back and forth and was part of the group pushing for a deal.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire were working on the minibus part of this deal, along with some other senior Dems on relevant committees. They would be expected to be yes's when they figured they had gotten all the concessions they were going to get.

So, the "Deal Makers" only needed three more. I don't know if these folks were in on trying to make the deal or just got on board as it looked like it was coming together.

Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois

Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia

Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada