As promised, here are the updated Congressional Loyalty Scorecards after yesterday's stem cell vote:

Caucus Comparison
Republican Loyalty: 94.5% (96.1%)
Democratic Loyalty: 83.4% (82.5%)

The Stem Cell vote closed the gap from 13.6% to 11.1%, a noticeable swing because of just one vote.

Democratic Sub-Groups
Progressives: 97.3% (97.3%)
Non aligned: 85.2% (NA)
DLC: 80.7% (79.0%)
Blue Dogs: 57.1% (54.3%)
Non-Blue Dogs: 88.9% (88.3%)

At 97.3% the Progressive caucus had very little room for growth. Also, Marcy Kaptur voted against the bill, for some reason. Non-Blue Dog Democrats are now very close to the Republican caucus in terms of voting loyalty, with only a 4.6% gap separating them. "Non-aligned" is a new group. It is composed of the ninety Democratic members of the House that are not members of one of the three ideological caucuses

Yesterday's vote was huge. It showed that Democrats can still wedge Republicans in the House. It showed that Democrats could potentially pass significant legislation in the House even with a slim majority. It reduced the number of seats needed for a true majority by eleven. It is gonna fore Bush to veto, an action for which there will be political fallout. If only we could have a victory like this everyday.