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Mark S. Zaccaria stated on August 03, 2014 in an interview on "10 News Conference.":
Sen. Jack Reed "cast the deciding vote in the Senate for the Affordable Care Act."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 17, 2014
60 Plus Association stated on June 06, 2012 in a television ad:
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson was "the deciding vote for the health care law."
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 14, 2012
Cory Gardner stated on March 31, 2014 in an interview on Fox News:
Says Mark Udall "decided Obamacare. ... He passed Obamacare with his vote."
By Tim Ryan• April 15, 2014
Tim Kaine stated on December 07, 2011 in a debate.:
George Allen cast "the deciding vote" for the 2003 Bush tax cuts.
By Sean Gorman• December 17, 2011
Josh Mandel stated on May 23, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
Says Sen. Sherrod Brown "cast the deciding vote on the government takeover of health care."
By Tom Feran• May 30, 2012
Scott Bruun stated on October 08, 2010 in an e-mail:
Says Kurt Schrader "cast the deciding vote that failed to extend tax cuts for Oregon’s middle-class families and small businesses."
By Ian K. Kullgren• October 19, 2010
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 30, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says New York Rep. John Faso "cast the deciding vote" to try to kill health care protections provided by Obamacare.  
By Stephen Koff• November 5, 2018
Colin Van Ostern stated on September 06, 2016 in a debate:
"I cast the deciding vote extending Medicaid health care coverage to 50,000 of our fellow citizens,"
By Allie Morris• September 8, 2016
Jim Rubens stated on November 04, 2013 in an email:
"In Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire has a Senator who was the deciding vote to pass Obamacare."
By Jim Haddadin• November 19, 2013
American Crossroads stated on September 25, 2012 in a television ad:
Says Bill Nelson "cast the deciding vote for Obamacare cutting Medicare spending by $700 billion and letting an unelected board decide what gets covered here." 
By Amy Sherman• October 9, 2012
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 06, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"Michael Bennet cast the deciding vote" for the stimulus and the health care bill.
By Louis Jacobson• October 26, 2010
Gwen Graham stated on January 04, 2018 in a tweet:
"In Congress, @RonDeSantisFL was the DECIDING vote AGAINST our state's right to protect Florida waters from drilling."  
By Allison Graves• January 12, 2018
Facebook posts stated on September 07, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“In 1983, Joe Biden voted in favor of taxing 50% of Social Security” and in 1993, Biden “was the deciding vote in raising the percentage taxed on Social Security from 50% to 85%.”
By Amy Sherman• September 14, 2020
Monica Wehby stated on May 21, 2014 in a campaign news release:
"Jeff Merkley was the deciding vote on Obamacare, which in Oregon has been an unmitigated disaster."
By Dana Tims• May 23, 2014
Dan Bishop stated on April 30, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says he "cast the deciding vote" to override a vetoed ‘born alive’ bill
By Paul Specht• May 9, 2019
Kevin Cramer stated on May 04, 2018 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt:
Says Heidi Heitkamp "cast the deciding vote to kill the Congressional Review Act that would have repealed a BLM flaring rule that was designed just for North Dakota."
By Manuela Tobias• May 10, 2018
Club for Growth Action stated on October 21, 2022 in an ad:
Catherine Cortez Masto "was the deciding vote” to send COVID-19 stimulus checks to more than 1 million prisoners.
By Tom Kertscher• October 27, 2022
Ron Johnson stated on May 19, 2015 in an interview:
Says Democratic challenger Russ Feingold "was the deciding vote on Obamacare."
By Tom Kertscher• May 27, 2015
Ken Cuccinelli stated on November 18, 2013 in an interview.:
Mark Warner cast "the tiebreaking vote" to pass Obamacare.
By Sean Gorman• November 25, 2013
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 07, 2015 in a news release:
Says Russ Feingold cast the "deciding vote" for the "largest tax increase" in history
By Lucas Daprile• August 31, 2015

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What makes a vote 'the deciding vote'?

By Louis Jacobson• October 26, 2010

Bill Nelson, health care and "the deciding vote"

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 14, 2012

"The deciding vote?" All 60 of them!

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• June 14, 2012

Escaping Bush's gravitational pull

By Adriel Bettelheim• June 4, 2008

The Voter Guide: Seven key distortions of the campaign

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 28, 2010

Rhetoric rises over payment advisory board

By Zack McMillin, Bartholomew Sullivan• April 2, 2012

Clay Pell's full-time residency in R.I. tough to measure

By John Hill• March 9, 2014

TV ad claims it has 'the facts' on Bill Nelson, then unrolls falsehoods

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 11, 2012

Fact-checking Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff

By April Hunt• July 11, 2014

Casting and counting the electoral votes: What to expect

By Louis Jacobson• December 10, 2020

How the coronavirus pandemic is shaping the Democratic primary calendar

By Louis Jacobson• March 26, 2020

Rematch: Ron Johnson and Russ Feingold crossing swords again

By Tom Kertscher• January 3, 2016

Greatest hits of Florida's U.S. Senate race

By Katie Sanders• November 5, 2012

Jan. 6 hearing piles on evidence: Pence didn’t have power to change 2020 election

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2022

Explaining Iowa’s 6-vote 2nd District U.S. House appeal

By Mary Hartel• December 18, 2020

The media have called the presidential race for Joe Biden. Here's what's next

By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2020

20 attacks in the Ron Johnson-Russ Feingold U.S. Senate race, rated

By Tom Kertscher• November 1, 2016

Split in voting methods puts COVID, mail center stage in Wisconsin

By Eric Litke• October 10, 2020

Time to vote, Georgia

By April Hunt• November 4, 2014

Having their cake ... 'and voting against it, too'

By Louis Jacobson• February 5, 2010