The last contest we held was to predict whom President Obama would select to head up the health and human services department. The first person who guessed Kathleen Sebelius received a genuine "Nixon's The One" campaign button from 1968.
Now it's time for another Sebelius contest. The Senate is likely to vote on her nomination next week. What will be the final vote?
Last week, Michael Steele, the chair of the Republican National Committee, called on Obama to withdraw Sebelius' nomination, citing the "significant questions" about the campaign contributions she received from a late-term Kansas abortion doctor.
Today, the administration's response to the swine flu outbreak has been complicated, to some extent, by the fact that there is no HHS secretary in place. It was Janet Napolitano, the homeland security chief, who was front and center on the administration's response. (Note: Napolitano refused to blame rightwingers or veterans for the outbreak.)
The early money is on Sebelius getting the 60 votes that would overcome a filibuster and win confirmation. But who knows? The first person to accurately predict the final Senate vote will get ... a ScuttleButton puzzle in his or her honor!
It doesn't get better than this.
Send your guesses to politicaljunkie@npr.org.
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