The number of registered Democrats fell about 5 percent over the same period, to 1,065,304 from 1,120,501.

A number of Democrats may also vote against a budget deal.

And a number of Democrats simply disagreed with his position.

But among those giving her good marks are a number of Democrats.

Since then, the number of Democrats in both chambers have continued to drop.

"You just have to look at the number of Democrats who are retiring."

He said the number of elected Democrats has risen from 17 in 1990 to 38 today.

One would provide the war money, and seems likely to be opposed by large numbers of Democrats.

Between 1954 and 1974, the number of registered Democrats more than doubled from 99,000 to 212,000.

On each initiative he will find significant numbers of Democrats willing to vote with him.