Did you like the idea of a public health insurance option? [View All]

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Well Obama has tapped one of the main crusaders against it, as his campaign manager.

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Shunning Grassroots that Propelled ’08 Election, Obama Turns to Corporate Insider, Anti-Public Option Campaign Manager Jim Messina

Republicans and Democrats are already gearing up for the 2012 election, projected to be the most expensive in history. Obama is expected to formally kick off his re-election bid on April 14, and his campaign could raise as much as $1 billion. In a move criticized by progressives, Obama has appointed former White House deputy chief of staff Jim Messina as his campaign manager. Obama’s move has drawn scrutiny over Messina’s ties to corporate America, his push to drop the public option from healthcare reform, and his lack of support for gay rights. We speak with journalist and author Ari Berman about his new profile of Messina in The Nation. "Messina has a ‘take no prisoners’ style; the problem is, the people he’s often taking prisoner are Democratic activists and grassroots organizers,” Berman says.

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/4/1/shunning_grassroots_that_propelled_08_election

Jim Messina, Obama's Enforcer
Ari Berman
http://www.thenation.com/article/159577/jim-messina-obamas-enforcer


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