colleagues on the hill sang ta moan just are going to help him getting support. the democrats will go behind closed doors. the next three hours harry reid s job is to convince his conference to support a deal that the president cut with republicans. it s not going to be easy. a number of senate democrats have refused to make up their minds, they are essentially waiting to see if the package gets changed behind closed doors they are talking about making alterations to it, perhaps paying for more of it and adding sweeteners to make democrats happy. there s been a loss of support on the republican side. jim demint, a conservative from north carolina who has sway with the tea party movement across the country announced he will oppose the measure. george voinivich said he would be against it. the idea that it is not paid for and would add to the definite he doesn t agree with, and he doesn t agree with the estate tax.