Nevertheless, more than 20 Democrats moved behind the measure.
"They're not sure yet whether Democrats can move it in the right direction."
Democrats moved significantly toward the Republican position in Congress this year.
The Democrats will now move on to the runoff, each with distinct tasks.
The Democrats have moved so far to the right.
On the key issues in the election, Democrats moved left and won big.
The Democrats first started to make alliances with third parties in the 1890s but then moved on to market themselves as a partisan organization.
But the two Democrats have moved on to the more traditional topics of education and character assassination.
Democrats in the House are moving with similar legislation.
But the Democrats have now caught up and, in fact, are moving ahead.