Megathread: Congressional Vote on the Iran Deal

[The Free North]

Americans want the deal to be implemented 54%-39%

CNN: 52% Oppose the deal, 44% Support.

ABC: 56% Support the deal, 37% Oppose.

The ABC and PPP polls gave their readers basic information about the deal in their question on supporting it while the CNN one didn't. Shows that the Neo-con artists only win by spreading misinformation.

Neo-cons hardly have a monopoly over low info voters, but in this case...yes. The less people know about the deal (and Iran in general for that matter), the more susceptible they will be to fear mongering from the right.

[The Free North]

Republicans Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Reps. Walter Jones (R-NC), Justin Amash (R-MI) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) still on the fence

I expect Collins to be against, but those three in the house are interesting cases. At this point, they're probably trying to weigh their more libertarian beliefs (which would lean to support attempt at diplomacy, even if its flawed) with the backlash from the establishment and Israel lobby if they come out for it. And that means strong primary challenges for all of them as well.

All three of them, especially Amash and Massie are the heirs to the Ron Paul throne in the house. It makes sense that they would be the only real holdouts here although I doubt all of them end up siding with the president here.

[The Free North]

lol @ NYC

East Coast liberalism is very different from West Coast liberalism, and when many representatives have sizable Jewish constituents, there will be some reluctance to side with Obama here.

[The Free North]

Economic liberalization and growth in Iran is the only way to cultivate internal pressure on the regime to democratize.


Sanctions are counter-productive and only hurt the people we are trying to help.

The regime faces tremendous pressure domestically and coupled with low oil prices, could be ripe for some internal conflicts very soon.