Both New Mexico senators voted yes on cloture for the Alito nomination today. That was to be expected from Republican Domenici. It’s discouraging that it was also the case with Democrat Bingaman.
[Update: I forgot to note earlier that Bingaman is running for reelection this year. Apparently not as a pro-choice candidate.]
Here’s the vote (72 for, 25 against).
The 25 who tried (whatever their motives):
Bayh, Evan (D-IN)
Biden, Joseph R., Jr. (D-DE)
Boxer, Barbara (D-CA)
Clinton, Hillary Rodham (D-NY)
Dayton, Mark (D-MN)
Dodd, Christopher J. (D-CT)
Durbin, Richard (D-IL)
Feingold, Russell D. (D-WI)
Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA)
Jeffords, James M. (I-VT)
Kennedy, Edward M. (D-MA)
Kerry, John F. (D-MA)
Lautenberg, Frank R. (D-NJ)
Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT)
Levin, Carl (D-MI)
Menendez, Robert (D-NJ)
Mikulski, Barbara A. (D-MD)
Murray, Patty (D-WA)
Obama, Barack (D-IL)
Reed, Jack (D-RI)
Reid, Harry (D-NV)
Sarbanes, Paul S. (D-MD)
Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY)
Stabenow, Debbie (D-MI)
Wyden, Ron (D-OR)
As the billboard says, “There’s more than corn in Indiana”. Bayh’s going to get nailed if he runs, but at least he voted the right way on this one.