Why some Democrats oppose Obama’s jobs bill

Not long before the Senate voted to block his $447 billion jobs package on Tuesday, President Obama described the impending roll call as a "moment of truth."

He meant for Republicans, whom he blames for quashing his attempts to improve the economy and who voted as a bloc against the plan.

But he could also have been talking about those moderate Democrats who face reelection fights next year, and who will be deciding in the coming months how closely to ally themselves to a president who is sinking in the polls.

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Zachary A. Goldfarb 13 Oct, 2011

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