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October 17, 2009

Democrats' Electoral Success Leads to Governing Headaches

The Hill, The Hill

A "big-tent approach"� that helped Democrats win the House majority is now giving them headaches as they push healthcare reform.

The electoral success that came with opening their party to many centrists and conservatives in Republican-leaning districts is now causing problems for party leaders, who have been struggling to find unity on President Barack Obama's top domestic initiative. Disagreements have kept party leaders from moving quicker toward a floor debate, with factions of the party at odds over the inclusion of a government-run healthcare system, how to pay for the healthcare initiative, and whether to include strong prohibitions against federal funding of abortion and strong language aimed at preventing illegal...

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