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Liberal groups launch ad attack; 'payback time' for Blue Dogs

By Eric Zimmermann - 11/10/09 12:31 PM ET

A liberal activist group has decided to run ads attacking 10 centrist Democrats who voted against the House healthcare bill last week.

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) e-mailed supporters on Tuesday asking for funds to take on Blue Dogs and other "bad Democrats."

"They betrayed us on this core Democratic issue," PCCC co-founder Aaron Swartz wrote. "It's payback time."

The targeted lawmakers are largely Blue Dog Democrats.

"Blue Dog Democrats are wholly owned subsidiaries of corporate America, and they will pay a political price back home for putting their corporate contributors ahead of their constituents who want reform," said PCCC co-founder Adam Green.

On a similar note, Americans United for Change will run ads congraulating Democrats who did vote for reform.

The full list of Democratic targets:

Rep. John Barrow (D-Ga.)
Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.)
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.)
Rep. Scott Murphy (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa.)
Rep. Glenn Nye (D-Va.)
Rep. Larry Kissell (D-N.C.)
Rep. John Adler (D-N.J.)
Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (D-Fla.)
Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.)

Source:
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/67171-payback-time-for-blue-dogs-liberals-say
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Comments (43)

I too congratulate them for a job well done. They made the right decision AND most importantly, they listened to the people. People do NOT want their tax dollars to support abortions and there is a 1987 law that prohibits it.BY Darren on 11/10/2009 at 14:50
The "f**king stupid" strategy is just the right antidote to Rahm's elitist centrismSo be it. We are still perfecting Obama. We have to make him do what he so badly wants to do. He's still a community organizer, still believes in politicians doing 'the will of the people' for the benefit of the people. Let the good times roll!BY ezdidit on 11/10/2009 at 15:00
Actually, I am against health care if it takes away coverage I already have. Why should my coverage go down because subsidies are suddenly being used, when they were not int he past. UNFAIR! This is a bad change, and I hope that it fails.BY John on 11/10/2009 at 15:44
There were more Democrats than these Blue Dogs that voted against the bill. Who only attack these?Last weeks big fuss in NY congressionsal race was that conservatives were damaging the Republican Party by chasing off moderates. Now we learn that liberals are planning the same fate for the Blue Dogs. And more; the Daily Kos said that it will withhold funding to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee because it is supporting 18 Democrats who voted against the healthcare bill.BY Farrar on 11/10/2009 at 15:51
I hope these gutless democrats really impressed the republicans, because there democratic support wonBY Phil on 11/10/2009 at 16:46
The clear, unambigous message being sent to conservatives by the let wing political operatives, talking heads, bubble media editors and party leaders is: You are not welcome in the Democratic Party so get the $%#^ out. Sounds like the small GOP tent that excludes the 20% of Americans who are liberal, is bigger than the big tent of the Democrats that have exorcised 40% of Americans. See you at the polls in Nov. 2010.BY Brian Goettl on 11/10/2009 at 20:21
The detestable Democrat party is a HATE machine of rabid leftists that do not believe in CHOICE!True choice involves the choice NOT TO PAY you freakin idiot morons!No conservative gives a freak if you want government run health care on your OWN DIME!YOU PAY FOR IT … YOU GET IT … WHO THE F CARES?If it's SO GOOD … why do you want to put a government GUN to my head to steal my money?THE ONLY REASON WHY YOU NEED MY MONEY IS BECAUSE IT WILL NOT WORK ON YOUR OWN. Meaning it is an absolute failure.BY BlackBubba on 11/10/2009 at 20:41
We desperately need health care reform. If we don't get a public option to compete against insurance companies, our rates will continue to go up, while our coverage will continue to decrease. We got a notice of a 10% increase from our insurance company in the mail today — Happy Thanksgiving. Competition is the key to controlling costs. Most people want and need reform, and the Democrats who prevent the Senate from even voting on this issue are not representing the people. Once the bill comes to a vote, if they want to vote against it, no problem — so we're not creating a small tent. But let the vote happen. It is legitimate to target the Blue Dogs (and others) who won't let the bill be voted on.BY Joan Chu McIntire on 11/25/2009 at 16:35
The BlueDogs who voted against health care reform, if you check the numbers, were all the recipients of big money from insurance and pharmaceutical lobbyists. They weren't voting their consciences or for the good of the people they supposedly represent; they were voting for the interests of the dollars who bought and paid for them. The public option is the only real reform that can help American families and American taxpayers and small businesses, not to mention people who, through no fault of their own, are without insurance coverage because of a preexisting condition, or they were laid off from a job or changed jobs or work for an employer who can no longer afford to provide insurance. Ever wondered why, since March, insurance companies have been spending more than 1.4 million dollars a DAY to defeat health care reform??? Get a CLUE!!!BY Denise on 11/25/2009 at 18:38
I am a Canadian and I marvel at the fear that exists in your country, you are afraid of almost any and all change. I marvel at the fact that your government can and does spend 863 billion dollars a year on your military that kills and maims people half way around the world who live in caves. Yet that government cannot seem to find the money to provide decent, affordable health care for your population. This is considered a human right in the rest of the civilized world.BY Bob on 11/25/2009 at 22:02

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