To get the voters to contact a senator,the issue has to directly effect the voter in a negative way. Asking voters to contact Senators to preserve the filibuster, is a loser. The average voters doesn't even know what a filibuster is. They are pretty sure it does not effect them. The Democrats will not be able to get more than an handful of calls on the issue. The add will be a giant failure.
This act by "People for the American Way" proves one of two things. It may shows how little they know about politics. Or it may show that they are desparate and will try things they know will likely fail.
Nothing is more counter productive than to go to the public and not get a response. Those senators who might have been afraid to vote for the rule change, will not be afraid because the Democrats went to the people and the people did not respond.
"People for the American Way" would have been better off running a rigged poll and having the media publish a poll showing the public is opposed to stopping filibusters.
But by going direct to the voters, they insure there will be little if any response. It must be a desperation move. Because any political pro could tell them the odds say what they are trying won't work.
If you can't scare Lincoln Chaffee, you are wasting a lot of money. LOL!
One of things that Cornyn points out in his speech is the fact that the dems have rented a 2400 sq. ft. room, with 84 staffers, plus TV ads to try to stop a change that THEY made in the first place....
You know what I think would be funny, there was an interview with Robert Byrd right before the break, and he was bragging about knowing the Constitution inside and out, and they are even printing up mini-Constitutions to pass out to voters....
Anyway, he said that it is NOT in the Const. that there HAS to even be a vote for a judical nominee to get confirmed. Therefore, what the Reps should do, is just put up the "controversial" judges names on forms with 51 senators signatures saying that with their "advice and consent", these judges pass muster....
Wouldn't THAT let the air out of those dem clowns!