In a campaign spearheaded by Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway and organized with the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, more than 200 Democratic candidates for Congress have now formally signed a petition opposing any cuts or adjustments of Social Security benefits.
"With a Tea Party deep on the fringe, the way for Democrats to win in 2010 is to have a spine -- and go on offense," reads an email authored by Conway and sent out to PCCC members Monday morning. "That's why today, I am proud to announce with my friends at the Progressive Change Campaign Committee that over 200 congressional candidates and members of Congress are promising to oppose any cuts to Social Security.
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Hopefully the PCCC will prevail in protecting Social Security from cuts, but I admit to some apprehension since the DLC is largely still calling the shots.