Check Mate: Progressive Change Campaign Committee's Response to Nelson Statement

[jefferson_dem]

Progressive Change Campaign Committee's Response to Nelson Statement

Sorry for the late-day email, but Ben Nelson just reacted to the new PCCC/DFA TV ad <http://www.healthcarecantwait.com/> targeting him in Nebraska.

In his response, he called a Nebraska small businessman's heartfelt health care story an "outside special interest group" who should stop "telling what to think" and he threatened that if the grassroots keep pressuring him like this, "health care reform may be dead by the end of August." Seriously?

Response, Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee

"Ben Nelson just called a Nebraska small businessman whose health insurance costs went up 42% an out-of-state special interest, while never disputing that he is bought and paid for by health and insurance interests who gave him millions to vote against his own constituents. If Ben Nelson stands behind his spokesman's words, he just proved himself a fundamentally corrupt and out-of-touch politician who feels perfectly comfortable lying to his constituents and going to bat for private insurers who fear competition and want to rip off the people of Nebraska."

"We will be increasing our Nebraska ad buy on Monday morning."

Sidenote: 83% of Nelson's health and insurance industry contributions are from out of state.
http://www.campaignmoney.org/healthcare/nelson

http://thepage.time.com/progressive-change-campaign-committees-response-to-nelson-statement/

[firedupdem]

1. Excellent! Nelson is absolutely horrible. n/t

[timeforpeace]

2. Where does the Progressive Change Campaign Committee get their money for the ad buys?

[lamp_shade]

3. I'd like to know too.

[Cha]

6. From the peeps?

http://boldprogressives.org/

[jaysunb]

10. They're partnering with DFA

you can donate on their site as well.

[liskddksil]

4. Here's their website and Act Blue link

http://www.boldprogressives.org/

http://www.actblue.com/page/stayatwork?refcode=pob_boldprog

[grantcart]

5. keep it up

[donheld]

7. Excellent!

[Kdillard]

8. Give him hell. They have obviously hit a nerve.

[WillyT]

9. Big K & R !!!

:bounce:

:kick:

[Raine1967]

11. Kick!

Nice!

[TayTay]

12. You mean they gave up going after Sen. Kerry and others who support reform

to actually go after people who do NOT support health care reform and the public option?

Wow, I'm shocked. This is change I can believe in!