THE QUESTION IS, CAN IT GET 50 VOTES?:

Democrat Ben Nelson Draws a Line in the Sand on Health Care: Nelson Won't Vote for Health Care Bill That Looks Like the House Version (JONATHAN KARL, Nov. 11, 2009, ABC News)

"Well, first of all, it has more than a robust public option, it's got a totally government-run plan, the costs are extraordinary associated with it, it increases taxes in a way that will not pass in the Senate and I could go on and on and on," Nelson said in an interview that is part of ABC News' Subway Series with Jonathan Karl.