The bailout passed despite partisan tensions, and the 110th Congress returned home this weekend to persuade their constituents that they had really won the day. Now analysts and lawmakers speculate on the bailout votes' impact on their re-election, as challengers from both parties move to attack Congressional incumbents and their voting record on the plan that had earlier sparked the public's outrage.

“This is the right vote," said Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), "It is [a] tough vote, but quite honestly you are damned if you do or damned if you don’t.” Mr. Knollenberg voted for the bailout.

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