Ramesh Ponnuru asks:
Last time around, it was 238-194. So while the Democrats picked up 30seats, embryonic stem-cell research funding picked up only 15 votes. Ifthe issue is so powerful, shouldn't the second number be higher thanthe first?
What actually happened here is that a substantial portion of Democratic gains came from defeating moderate Republicans -- for example, Rob Simmons, Jim Leach, Nancy Johnson, and the guys from New Hampshire -- who were voting for stem cell research before. With Chris Shays as the last Republican from New England, we're left with a much more polarized House.
