She might also have faced a tough re-election fight.
President Clinton could face an even tougher re-election fight next year.
Republicans said those proposals were intended mainly to provide "political cover" for Democrats in re-election fights.
But that's a stretch, even for a politician caught with his polls down in the midst of a tough re-election fight.
But only a handful of council members face tough re-election fights, and the most powerful county organizations are not hurting for money.
But she is not the only woman facing a re-election fight.
Some of them face difficult re-election fights, as well.
Over all, 32 Democrats voted against the measure while 12, including some of those in the most difficult re-election fights, backed it.
He faces a tough re-election fight next year in an overwhelmingly Republican state.
Others, particularly those facing re-election fights, agreed with Democrats that the measure was too weak.