Democrats who voted against aca in 2010 but still lost the seat. Why?

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17 democrats who voted against the affordable care act still lost the seat.

- Was it because democrats for it just didn't come out and vote for someone who didn't vote for it.

It makes no sense to me for an independent or soft right leaning to go to the polls and vote against your member of congress if they did the vote you wanted?
Why does sending a republican who would have voted against it like the democrat you already have, have changed things. It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

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The perception that the Democratic party as a whole was focusing more on reforming healthcare in a manner that confused and frightened many people rather than fixing the economy turned many independent/swing voters off, and it sure didn't help that Republicans fielded strong candidates that year as well.

Kristi Noem was a strong candidate? Have you heard/read what comes out of her mouth?

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So going back to the original question

Did democrats lose because democrats didn't come out and vote for them?

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A Democratic member of Congress still votes for Democratic leadership.  I remember Kristi Noem in 2010 emphasizing that she would not vote to make Nancy Pelosi Speaker.

Both parties do it.  I believe Democrats used it against Lincoln Chaffee in 2006, arguing that a vote for him was a vote for a Republican Senate Majority Leader. 

This makes sense. So congress is increasingly becoming like a parliamentarian system where you vote based on who you want to lead the house. Voters just didn't want Nancy Pelosi to stay as majority leader.

Why are democrats keeping her as leader if she has been rejected.