Republicans angry about the Supreme Court upholding President Obama's health care reform bill know the only way to reverse it now is by changing the balance of power in Congress and in the White House, which means they're increasingly focused on repeal going into this November's election.
Though the issue is considered a possible gift to Mitt Romney, it may also give fresh life to GOP Senate candidates like Connie Mack, already holding his own against Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson in Florida (the most recent poll has Nelson up by just 1 point).
Currently Republicans hold 47 seats in the Senate, Democrats 51 (there are two independents, Joe Lieberman and Bernie Sanders), so the Republicans need to win at least four of the 15 Senate races to take control of the upper body in Congress.
But having 51 votes isn't enough to pass legislation in the Senate these days and repeal "ObamaCare," right? Don't you need 60 votes to defeat a Democratic filibuster?
Not necessarily.
This article appears in Jun 28 – Jul 4, 2012.