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DesideriScuri -> RE: .....President Obama Urges Congress to Vote Conscience on Syria, Even If Public Opposed (9/7/2013 6:17:27 PM)
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Final results? If it is an overwhelming vote against military action, a vote will not be taken. Obama owns this one. He drew the red line in the sand.
You need to rethink the section I have bolded.
I think what he means is that if pre-vote soundings suggest the likelihood of an unwelcome result, leaders will scrap the vote rather than face a defeat.
That's the way I read it, too. I know party leaders will poll their fellow party members to see if they have the votes or not, prior to even calling for a vote. If they don't have them, they might continue to negotiate to get more prior to an official vote.
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