Karl Rove, moments ago on Fox News, noted that 66 Democratic members of the House represent districts that were carried by either John McCain, George W. Bush, or both — suggesting that the voters in those districts were never impressed with the health-care agenda of Obama (or John Kerry, for that matter). He said those members will hear from irate constituents during the August recess.

He also said the criticism from the Democratic governors of Tennessee, Washington, New Mexico, and Colorado was key, and would provide cover for any Democratic House member who didn’t want to vote for the bill — i.e., “my governor said the changes would hurt the people of my state.”