“An idea that seemed toxic only weeks ago — using a parliamentary tactic to ram health reform through the Senate — is gaining acceptance among moderate Democrats who have resisted the strategy but now say GOP opposition may force their hands…
“That mood in the Senate was matched Tuesday by a growing momentum for President Barack Obama’s health care proposal in the House, where Democrats were beginning to coalesce around the view that passing a flawed bill is better than passing none at all…
“But the resolve of Democrats to move ahead has strengthened as the sting of the Massachusetts election has worn off, congressional aides said…
“‘Massachusetts had its own dynamic, and there are 49 other states with different dynamics,’ said Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), a moderate. ‘There are lots of places where not doing a health care is as much a negative dynamic as not proceeding with it.'”
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