More funny stuff with rail vote?


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A simple analysis of how Democrats and Republicans voted on the rail bill supported by Republican Gov. Charlie Crist shows that, for those legislators who voted against the bill, Democrats were nearly three times more likely to have voted “nay” than the traditionally more conservative Republicans.

But that's not the whole picture for the legislation, which includes moving forward with plans for the $2.66 billion SunRail commuter rail project and funding the Tri-Rail operating deficits to the tune of $15 million a year.

Of the 146 total votes cast on the bill between House and Senate members, 41.2% of Democrats voted against it. For Republicans, only 14.7% voted against it.

 

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