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So why did Speaker Madigan, always a shrewd vote-counter and rarely one to let his members get away from him, support the plan if he knew his fellow Democrats weren't behind it?

Income Tax Hike Suddenly Looks Doomed Will Guzzardi 2011

While he is a proponent of marriage rights, he's also a pragmatic vote-counter; Harris believes that more legislators will support the civil unions bill, though he's not certain that he has the 60 votes required for passage.

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So why did Speaker Madigan, always a shrewd vote-counter and rarely one to let his members get away from him, support the plan if he knew his fellow Democrats weren't behind it?

Income Tax Hike Suddenly Looks Doomed Will Guzzardi 2011

Though the lion's share of the credit for the legislative accomplishments of the 11th Congress is justifiably to be laid at Pelosi's feet, as Majority Whip Clyburn played the crucial role of vote-counter in a caucus divided between progressives and more-conservative Blue Dogs.

Asher Smith: Who Wins Leadership Battles That Never Happen? Asher Smith 2010

As Chuck Todd just Tweeted, "Pelosi's a good vote-counter, she would NOT have announced if she didn't think she had the votes."

Nancy Pelosi: House minority leader Jonathan Capehart 2010

Though the lion's share of the credit for the legislative accomplishments of the 11th Congress is justifiably to be laid at Pelosi's feet, as Majority Whip Clyburn played the crucial role of vote-counter in a caucus divided between progressives and more-conservative Blue Dogs.

Asher Smith: Who Wins Leadership Battles That Never Happen? Asher Smith 2010

Rep. James Clyburn D-S. C., the current Majority Whip, announced Friday he would seek to remain the party's chief vote-counter in the next Congress, setting up a potentially nasty race between him and Hoyer.

Hoyer mulls bid for House Minority Whip Ben Pershing 2010

Though the lion's share of the credit for the legislative accomplishments of the 11th Congress is justifiably to be laid at Pelosi's feet, as Majority Whip Clyburn played the crucial role of vote-counter in a caucus divided between progressives and more-conservative Blue Dogs.

Asher Smith: Who Wins Leadership Battles That Never Happen? Asher Smith 2010

"We're continuing to talk to members and hope to move the bill this week," says a spokeswoman for House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina, the chief Democratic vote-counter.

Congress Hesitant on IMF Funding 2009

"This is just a dust-up that occurs often inside the Beltway," South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn, the third-ranking House Democrat and chief vote-counter for his party, said in an interview.

GOP Sees Road to Revival Starting at Guantanamo 2009