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March 10, 2010
'THE AIR COVER IS COMING'.... With the debate over health care reform nearing a conclusion, opponents of the pending proposal are tapping their near-limitless resources, running attack ads geared towards undecided and/or vulnerable Democrats. Last week, many wondered if there would be any pro-reform air cover, or whether the home stretch would be dominated by attack ads in key areas. Greg Sargent reports today that reform supporters are, in fact, gearing up for one last push.
One official told Greg, "The air cover is coming." Not a moment too soon. The Chamber of Commerce, the insurance industry, and their allies are launching a campaign that will invest $10 million (on top of the millions already spent) to kill reform and make hand-wringing Dems that much more nervous. Those who want to fix the dysfunctional system may not be able to keep up with an equally ambitious response, but it sounds like they can keep it close. This, coupled with progress activism, may very well make the difference between success and failure. —Steve Benen 4:25 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (10)
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"The Chamber of Commerce, the insurance industry, and their allies are launching a campaign that will invest $10 million (on top of the millions already spent) to kill reform and make hand-wringing Dems that much more nervous." Which begs the question. Why are Dems moving so fucking slowly? Pass. The. Damn. Bill. Posted by: Chris on March 10, 2010 at 4:42 PM | PERMALINKTalking Points Memo has some updated info on Massa - looks like he was up to his old tricks while in the navy - bigtime. Posted by: Joan on March 10, 2010 at 4:51 PM | PERMALINKWhy the fuck is the Chamber of Commerce against health care reform? Wouldn't the bill lower costs for a lot of businesses? Is there anything they are for that the Republicans are against - or do they just take their marching orders from republican talking points? Posted by: MarkJ on March 10, 2010 at 4:56 PM | PERMALINKI agree, just pass the damn bill. As Noted earlier, I was at teh Dr's office and CNN was on talking about health care. What they said may ahve been good but the 'Breaking News' display said, 'Health care, you will probably pay more and get less.' Then the anti-health care ad (dark omnious voice warning of "billions more in taxes" etc) comes on which comined with the CNN discussion, made a strong argument for the public to hate the idea. So, there may some ads defending the idea. Well, hopefully it will not be too little too late. Remember spring advertisements Clinton ran against Dole. Dole's advisors thought they could catch up at the end and he never did. With these ads, they better be fast and furious to make up for the months of negative advertising. Fortinuately, it's Congress that has to vote, not the public and they can, "JUST PASS THE DAMN BILL." Posted by: Kurt on March 10, 2010 at 5:01 PM | PERMALINKPosts like these depress me as they are reminders that American voters get a lot of their political information from ads that seek to trigger emotional responses instead of a merit-based evaluation of the issues. Murkans just don't do citizenship any more (if they ever did). Posted by: bdop4 on March 10, 2010 at 5:01 PM | PERMALINKI got a pro-health reform robo call today. I did not catch what group it was from. Posted by: Th on March 10, 2010 at 5:08 PM | PERMALINKAnd where has the push been for the past year? Posted by: thorin-1 on March 10, 2010 at 5:12 PM | PERMALINKI think some "ground invasion" ahead of air cover is already here. You folks see spreads on pro-health-care-reform demonstrators in your paper too today? It looks good. As for HCR itself, it needs to show cost cutting. That measure to limit "profit" by HI companies, what sort of thing is that shaping up to, and how effective would it really be? Posted by: neil b. on March 10, 2010 at 5:18 PM | PERMALINKI got a hysterical Glen Beck send up YouTube paid for by SEIU with a very professional attempt to send it viral. If you get it, do not neglect to send it on. Posted by: SteveHigh on March 10, 2010 at 11:22 PM | PERMALINKPost a comment
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