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READING THE VOTE ON CHINAThe 259-173 House vote on June 24 backing most-favored-nation trade status for China signals a shift to the center by younger Democrats. Some 64% of Democratic freshmen and sophomores backed MFN, compared with 51% of the remaining Dems. Overall, 112 members split with Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo.). Gephardt also lost a majority of his caucus in May, when Dems voted 132-72 in favor of the balanced-budget accord, which he opposed. Conclusion: The liberal base supporting an expected Gephardt Presidential bid in 2000 is shrinking.
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