Bernanke Whip Count Update: 38 Senators Still Up In The Air

It's been 24 hours since Campaign for America's Future and Open Left launched the "Bernanke Whip Count," enlisting the grassroots to find out where Senators really stand, and help target our efforts to demand accountability before approving his nomination for another term helming the Fed.

Today's whip count tally shows there are 38 senators whose positions have not been stated, keeping Bernanke from claiming firm majority support.

Now, it appears Bernanke will be confirmed tomorrow. Sen. Harry Reid has scheduled a cloture vote and news reports indicate some Senators will do what they would not do for the Recovery Act or health care -- vote to end a filibuster while voting "No" on the nomination, allowing Bernanke to be confirmed by a simple majority, not a supermajority.

But our tally shows he still doesn't have a simple majority in hand.

We still have another 24 hours to whip the 38 undeclared Senators. Use our Bernanke Whip Count online tool to report your findings. The remaining Senators are:

AK - Begich (D) (202) 224-3004
AK - Murkowski (R) (202) 224-6665
AR - Lincoln (D) (202) 224-4843
AR - Pryor (D) (202) 224-2353
CO - Udall (D) (202) 224-5941
DE - Kaufman (D) (202) 224-5042
FL - LeMieux (R) (202) 224-3041
GA - Chambliss (R) (202) 224-3521
GA - Isakson (R) (202) 224-3643
IA - Grassley (R) (202) 224-3744
ID - Risch (R) (202) 224-2752
IL - Burris (D) (202) 224-2854
KS - Brownback (R) (202) 224-6521
KS - Roberts (R) (202) 224-4774
KY - McConnell (R) (202) 224-2541
MD - Mikulski (D) (202) 224-4654
MI - Levin (D) (202) 224-6221
MI - Stabenow (D) (202) 224-4822
MN - Franken (D) (202) 224-5641
MO - Bond (R) (202) 224-5721
MO - McCaskill (D) (202) 224-6154
MS - Cochran (R) (202) 224-5054
NH - Shaheen (D) (202) 224-2841
NJ - Lautenberg (D) (202) 224-3224
NM - Udall (D) (202) 224-6621
NY - Gillibrand (D) (202) 224-4451
OK - Coburn (R) (202) 224-5754
OR - Wyden (D) (202) 224-5244
PA - Casey (D) (202) 224-6324
PA - Specter (D) (202) 224-4254
RI - Whitehouse (D) (202) 224-2921
SD - Thune (R) (202) 224-2321
VA - Webb (D) (202) 224-4024
VT - Leahy (D) (202) 224-4242
WA - Cantwell (D) (202) 224-3441
WA - Murray (D) (202) 224-2621
WY - Barrasso (R) (202) 224-6441
WY - Enzi (R) (202) 224-3424

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