Posted on 01/21/2010 12:46:47 PM PST by FrdmLvr
Dear MoveOn member,
Tuesday's election was a shock. But the aftermath was even worse: President Obama and some Democrats in Congress are now considering scaling back health care reform.1
That would be a huge mistake. We saw on Tuesday that voters don't feel like Washington is delivering on the change they voted for in 2008.2 Caving on health care reform will only make that worse.
So we're launching an emergency campaign to save real health care reform. The first step is running full-page ads in national newspapers with thousands of names of folks calling on Democrats to step up and pass strong health care reform. Will you add your name to the ad today? Just click the link below.
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We're still writing the ad, but it'll say something like: We want the change we voted for in 2008, but Democrats aren't delivering. It's time to stand up to corporate interests and fight for us—starting with passing a strong health care reform bill, not scaling back.
It's clear voters still want real change—but are disappointed with Washington's failure to deliver. A poll of Massachusetts voters shows just that:3
82% of Obama supporters who voted for Brown support the public option, as do 86% of Obama voters who stayed home.
57% of Obama voters who stayed home on Tuesday support the Senate health care bill or think it doesn't go far enough.
And of Obama voters who cast a ballot for Brown, nearly half (49%) support the Senate bill or think it does not go far enough. Just 11% think it goes too far. Democrats could take the election's message to heart and redouble their efforts for real change. Instead, too many, including the president, are shrinking back.
But even with one less Democrat in the Senate, they've got more than enough votes to finish reform. Through a process called "budget reconciliation," they only need 51 votes to pass a bill, not 60.
As our ad will point out, this could be their chance to pass an even stronger bill, including the popular public option. With reconciliation, Democrats would no longer be beholden to conservatives like Joe Lieberman and Ben Nelson.
But with some Democrats learning exactly the wrong lesson from Tuesday, we need to speak up to save real health care reform.
Will you add your name to the ad urging Democrats to fight for real reform with a strong public option?
http://pol.moveon.org/bold/?id=18657-10389527-slMDrGx&t=3
Thank you for all you do.
–Kat, Laura, Eli, Carrie, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Obama Weighs Paring Goals for Health Bill," The New York Times, January 20, 2010 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=86094&id=18657-10389527-slMDrGx&t=4
"Democrats begin discussing smaller health care overhaul after losing Massachusetts Senate seat," The Associated Press, January 21, 2010 http://www.startribune.com/politics/82149892.html
"Obama, Dems regroup to cut back health plan," The Detroit Free Press, January 21, 2010 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=86093&id=18657-10389527-slMDrGx&t=5
"In the aftermath, Dems debate path of party," The Hill, January 20, 2010 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=86095&id=18657-10389527-slMDrGx&t=6
2. Poll conducted by Research 2000 January 19, 2010, commissioned by MoveOn.org, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, and Democracy for America http://pol.moveon.org/brownpoll/?id=18657-10389527-slMDrGx&t=7
3. Ibid.
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Heh heh...
Hilarious! These people are absolutely insane.
“”””{first step is running full-page ads in national newspapers with thousands of names of folks calling on Democrats to step up “”””
I may want to send some dollars to Move On to help defray the cost of such full-page ads
And 100% of MoveOn's statistics are made up.
Yup. COMPLETELY tone-deaf.
Clueless moonbats.
Ah, the smell of liberal desperation in the morning!!
Looks like the current libby meme is that all of America is upset with Obama & Crew not because he’s driving America into the ground and going against EVERYTHING the Founding Fathers fought for, but because he’s not driving it into the ground farther and faster!!
Guess that explains all those angry people at the TEA Parties and town hall meetings last year, eh?
LOLOL. Schadenfreude!
I'm with ya. These people are their own worst enemies.
Oh man, this is so sweet, saliva was dripping from my money soaked, health care bill killing hands as I was reading this, and now, let us crush our enemies, see them driven before us, and hear the lamentations from thier women ...
They thought they inherited paradise, but now, winning was the worst thing that ever happened to them ...
57% of Obama voters who stayed home on Tuesday support the Senate health care bill or think it doesn't go far enough.
UMMM..maybe if healthcare was so important they should have got off their a$$es instead of staying home.
bwahahaha
Let them raise and spend millions. Their politicians will not help them. They are running scared of losing in the coming election for pissing off the majority of voters to please these kooks.
They lie!
Dear MoveOn,
Keep your laws off my BODY!
Lets not tell them that that majority of Americans don’t read those left wing rags anymore.
In AA they have a saying that "denial is more than just a big river in Africa".I think these clowns need to attend a couple of AA meetings!
... 82% of Obama supporters who voted for Brown support the public option ...
So they all went to the polls and voted for the Republican that would kill the bill entirely !
That makes complete sense — scorch the earth philosphy
57% of Obama HC lovers STAYED HOME.
They can’t even do proper propaganda.
Well don’t tell them!!!!!
If they listen and stop doing what they are doing, it will be that much harder to defeat them in November!!!
Loose lips, man. Loose lips.
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