Do You Need Democracy For America? How About Another Bush Dictatorship?
Joseph Raglione
January 23, 2010
Gentle readers of this American Chronicle, Democracy for America is calling on all reform minded people to save the new U.S. health reform bill, and to include the public option within that bill. If not, I would advise you to not get sick and to completely avoid natural disasters...>
Original Message -----
From: Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America
To: human4us@sympatico.ca
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 12:53 PM
Subject: We must act fast
Joseph -
Democrats in Washington are scrambling to figure out the way forward on healthcare since the loss of Ted Kennedy's seat to a Republican on Tuesday.
We need to act fast and back up our message of the last few days by calling on leaders in Congress to publicly state support for passing bolder healthcare reforms -- including the populist choice of a public option -- using reconciliation which requires only 51 votes in the Senate.
Call the Democrat that represent you (if you have one in your district) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi right now.
CLICK HERE FOR THE PHONE NUMBER AND SAMPLE SCRIPT TO MAKE YOUR CALL
Democrats are dangerously close to learning the wrong lessons and repeating the same mistakes they've been making all year. Senators like Joe Lieberman are calling on Congress to do less, drop healthcare, and act like Republican-Lite.
It's time to stop pandering to Joe Lieberman and to listen to the American people.
The 2010 Swing Voter -- the Stay-At-Home Base and Obama-Voting Independents -- want more change, not less. That's what our Research 2000 poll of Massachusetts voters taken immediately after polls closed on Tuesday proved.
The poll showed swing voters are against the Senate healthcare bill because it "doesn't go far enough". And over 80% of them want the choice of a public option. Clearly, the first place Democrats can show 2010 swing voters they're listening is by passing healthcare with a public option.
Just since Wednesday, over 200,000 DFA, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, and CREDO Action members have signed our petition endorsing this strategy and more are adding their names every minute. We'll deliver these signatures to Democrats in Washington next week, but they need to hear from us today.
CALL YOUR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE AND SPEAKER PELOSI RIGHT NOW
Don't let Democrats give up and go back to the party of self-defeat. If America wanted to elect Republican-lite candidates, President Obama would never have won last November on a message of change.
The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NBC, Politico, Huffington Post, Talking Points Memo, and others have all reported on our campaign and your work to make it happen. You can be sure Democrats in Washington are hearing you. The question is, are they listening?
It's up to us to make sure they do or our losses on Tuesday will only be the beginning.
PLEASE MAKE YOUR CALL NOW
Thank you for everything you do.
Charles
Charles Chamberlain, Political Director
Democracy for America
Joseph,
In the 48 hours since Democrats lost Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, a whopping 150,000 people signed a petition telling congressional Democrats not to learn the wrong lesson.
Americans want faster, bolder, more populist change -- not slower change, regardless of what Joe Lieberman says.
Momentum is growing for Congress to pass the public health insurance option by using a Senate procedure that only needs 51 votes instead of 60.
Can you add your name telling Democrats to be bolder -- and pass a bill with the public option? Click here.
The New York Times and others have reported on this petition, which we launched with our friends at Democracy for America and CREDO Action. We'll soon deliver signatures to congressional offices, so please pass this email to your friends so our numbers grow.
Speaking of numbers, yesterday we announced some stunning new poll results from Massachusetts that all Democrats need to see.
We polled people who voted for President Obama in 2008 and then for Republican Scott Brown for Senate.
On health care, they overwhelmingly support the public option (82%) and oppose the Senate bill because it "doesn't go far enough."
On the economy, by 2 to 1 they think Democrats put special interests ahead of the little guy -- and they overwhelmingly want stronger regulation of Wall Street.
And 57% say Democrats are not "delivering enough on the change Obama promised."
Why did they vote for Scott Brown? They're angry, and Democrats weren't seen as fighting for the little guy. Brown pretended to be a populist, so he won.
Can you sign our petition telling Democrats to be strong populists in 2010 -- and to start by passing the public option?... .http://act.boldprogressives.org/cms/sign/reconciliation/?akid=253.226301.U4OJbg&rd=1&source=e2_fin&t=2
Then, please send this to your friends.
Thanks so much.
Stephanie Taylor, Adam Green, Aaron Swartz, Andrew Perez, Natasha Patel, and the PCCC team
Original Message -----
From: Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America
To: human4us@sympatico.ca
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 12:53 PM
Subject: We must act fast
Joseph -
Democrats in Washington are scrambling to figure out the way forward on healthcare since the loss of Ted Kennedy's seat to a Republican on Tuesday.
We need to act fast and back up our message of the last few days by calling on leaders in Congress to publicly state support for passing bolder healthcare reforms -- including the populist choice of a public option -- using reconciliation which requires only 51 votes in the Senate.
Call the Democrat that represent you (if you have one in your district) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi right now.
CLICK HERE FOR THE PHONE NUMBER AND SAMPLE SCRIPT TO MAKE YOUR CALL
Democrats are dangerously close to learning the wrong lessons and repeating the same mistakes they've been making all year. Senators like Joe Lieberman are calling on Congress to do less, drop healthcare, and act like Republican-Lite.
It's time to stop pandering to Joe Lieberman and to listen to the American people.
The 2010 Swing Voter -- the Stay-At-Home Base and Obama-Voting Independents -- want more change, not less. That's what our Research 2000 poll of Massachusetts voters taken immediately after polls closed on Tuesday proved.
The poll showed swing voters are against the Senate healthcare bill because it "doesn't go far enough". And over 80% of them want the choice of a public option. Clearly, the first place Democrats can show 2010 swing voters they're listening is by passing healthcare with a public option.
Just since Wednesday, over 200,000 DFA, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, and CREDO Action members have signed our petition endorsing this strategy and more are adding their names every minute. We'll deliver these signatures to Democrats in Washington next week, but they need to hear from us today.
CALL YOUR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE AND SPEAKER PELOSI RIGHT NOW
Don't let Democrats give up and go back to the party of self-defeat. If America wanted to elect Republican-lite candidates, President Obama would never have won last November on a message of change.
The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NBC, Politico, Huffington Post, Talking Points Memo, and others have all reported on our campaign and your work to make it happen. You can be sure Democrats in Washington are hearing you. The question is, are they listening?
It's up to us to make sure they do or our losses on Tuesday will only be the beginning.
PLEASE MAKE YOUR CALL NOW
Thank you for everything you do.
Charles
Charles Chamberlain, Political Director
Democracy for America
Joseph,
In the 48 hours since Democrats lost Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, a whopping 150,000 people signed a petition telling congressional Democrats not to learn the wrong lesson.
Americans want faster, bolder, more populist change -- not slower change, regardless of what Joe Lieberman says.
Momentum is growing for Congress to pass the public health insurance option by using a Senate procedure that only needs 51 votes instead of 60.
Can you add your name telling Democrats to be bolder -- and pass a bill with the public option? Click here.
The New York Times and others have reported on this petition, which we launched with our friends at Democracy for America and CREDO Action. We'll soon deliver signatures to congressional offices, so please pass this email to your friends so our numbers grow.
Speaking of numbers, yesterday we announced some stunning new poll results from Massachusetts that all Democrats need to see.
We polled people who voted for President Obama in 2008 and then for Republican Scott Brown for Senate.
On health care, they overwhelmingly support the public option (82%) and oppose the Senate bill because it "doesn't go far enough."
On the economy, by 2 to 1 they think Democrats put special interests ahead of the little guy -- and they overwhelmingly want stronger regulation of Wall Street.
And 57% say Democrats are not "delivering enough on the change Obama promised."
Why did they vote for Scott Brown? They're angry, and Democrats weren't seen as fighting for the little guy. Brown pretended to be a populist, so he won.
Can you sign our petition telling Democrats to be strong populists in 2010 -- and to start by passing the public option?... .http://act.boldprogressives.org/cms/sign/reconciliation/?akid=253.226301.U4OJbg&rd=1&source=e2_fin&t=2
Then, please send this to your friends.
Thanks so much.
Stephanie Taylor, Adam Green, Aaron Swartz, Andrew Perez, Natasha Patel, and the PCCC team
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