Senator Barbara Mikulski has announced she is supporting the Iran nuclear “deal”. That makes her the 34th Senator to announce support, which is enough so that if the Senate rejects the “deal” the two-thirds majority necessary to override his veto will not be there.
This frees up other Democrats to vote against the “deal” – possibly with the Democrat leadership\’s approval – because they are secure in the knowledge that it will pass anyway. The “no” votes will shore up their base (low-information voters will be counted on to believe this was a sincere vote, rather than that it would have been a “yes” if Mr. Obama needed them).
In other words, it puts the sincerity of every eventual Democrat “no” vote in question.
It will be interesting to see where this goes.
And even more interesting to hear from the Republican presidential candidates what they will do about this “deal” if elected.
