The Progressive Change Campaign Committee unveiled this TV ad today, pressuring Harry Reid on the public option.
This ad is solely funded through people-powered donations. We're trying to raise enough to put it on the air 200 times in Nevada. UPDATE: We've already raised enough to air the ad 16 21 121 times! Can you click here to help us reach 200?
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The Huffington Post's Sam Stein reports today:
As [Reid] takes over the leadership role in merging different variations of health care legislation in the Senate, there have been indications that he's prepared to abandon the government-run plan.
In going after Reid on this front, the PCCC has two important data points at its disposal. A September 2009 poll commissioned by Daily Kos showed that 52 percent of Nevadans support a public option. In that same survey, only 36 percent of respondents said they had favorable view of Reid -- 52 percent said their view was unfavorable.
That poll is very significant because, as Chris Bowers first wrote about, it means "we have leverage over Harry Reid."
PCCC co-founder Stephanie Taylor elaborated on how we are using that leverage in our email to 225,000 folks today:
We know that Sen. Reid is concerned about his election next year. Polls show him trailing Republicans, and he's already running campaign ads.
Our ad will remind him that for many voters back home, the public option is a make-or-break issue. Voters want Reid to fight for the public option and win -- not cave.
This week is critical. Now's the time to put pressure on Harry Reid and let him know that his legacy will be judged by the strength he shows in this moment.
You can help send him that message here.