Listed below are upcoming recess events that are already generating buzz. The second column represents the Partisan Voting Index (PVI) for the district, which tries to quantify how "Republican" or "Democratic" a district is relative to the rest of the country.

James Kwak points to a new New York Times poll, which indicates that 66% of the country think the government should "“offer[] everyone a government administered health insurance plan." He notes that even though 76% worry that it could increase their taxes, 75% believe that without reform their health care costs would go up anyway.

Despite the fact that many are in heavy Democratic districts, none of the people on this list have taken the pledge. One would think it would be more politically problematic for someone not to take the pledge than to take it in a D+10 district.

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Photo of Lloyd Doggett event on 8/8 by Alane F. via FDL Event Report tool