Faced with a souring public mood on health care reform, Democrats and their supporters are launching a national grassroots push Wednesday to show lawmakers that the majority of Americans still support overhauling the system.
Reform supporters are planning to hold more than 500 events between Wednesday and when lawmakers return to Washington Sept. 8, ranging from neighborhood organized phone banks to professionally staffed rallies with hundreds of people.
The Democratic National Committee and its grassroots arm, Organizing for America, are helping to organize the effort along with the Health Care for America Now, a group pushing to create government-run insurance plan.
“In these last few weeks of recess we want to demonstrate the energy, passion and commitment that the American people have to health insurance reform so that when members return after Labor Day they know that they can turn their attention to getting this done because they have the backing of the American people,” said DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse.
Supporters have their work cut out for them. Many lawmakers were thunderstruck over the August recess by the anger and outrage expressed by their constituents in town hall meetings across the country. And in poll after poll, support for reform has eroded throughout the month.
But Democrats and their allies insist that the majority of Americans still support reform and have organized the grassroots campaign to buck up lawmakers as they get ready to head back to Washington.
A health-insurance-reform-now bus will travel the country starting Wednesday and anchor events in 11 cities: Phoenix, Albuquerque, Denver, Des Moines, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Charlotte, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio.
But the talk of broad health insurance reform does mean that progressives have backed off their push for a government-run insurance option.
“We want members of Congress to get back to work and pass reform that means something. We need affordable care. We need real insurance regulation. And we need a strong public health insurance option,” said HCAN spokeswoman Jacki Schechner. “It’s doable and we expect it to get done now.”
"Reform supporters are planning to hold more than 500 events between Wednesday and when lawmakers return to Washington Sept. 8, ranging from neighborhood organized phone banks to professionally staffed rallies with hundreds of people."
(If there are professionally staffed rallies put on by the Democrats and their supporters, are they astroturfers also??)
“'In these last few weeks of recess we want to demonstrate the energy, passion and commitment that the American people have to health insurance reform so that when members return after Labor Day they know that they can turn their attention to getting this done because they have the backing of the American people,' said DNC spokesman Brad Woodhouse."
(Backing of the American people?? That is not what polling has revealed in the past month or so. The American people are overwhelming opposed to a government takeover of healthcare. Somebody report this guy to flag@whitehouse.gov for spreading misleading information quick. Oh, wait they shut that program down. Probably because they were getting tired of people reporting liberal operatives.)
"But Democrats and their allies insist that the majority of Americans still support reform and have organized the grassroots campaign to buck up lawmakers as they get ready to head back to Washington."
(The majority of Americans may support reform, but it sure isn't the type of reform these guys want which is a complete takeover of 20% of the economy by the government.)
This is a perfect case of hypocrisy by the left. If Conservative opponents to government takeover of the healthcare industry hold a rally its astroturf (meaning its fake and they are all paid hacks) but if Liberal supporters do it then it is a grassroots movement showing what the majority of Americans want. What a load of bull. Anyone who can read and count can see that the majority of American DO NOT want this boondoggle that Liberals are trying to shove down our throat.
Liberals are running scared and with the support of a complacent lapdog media are trying to spread misinformation about the true desires of the American people regarding this issue. It is a good thing that flag@whitehouse.gov is shut down otherwise these people would have to be reported for distorting the truth.
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