Terry McAuliffe Will Do Fundraiser for First VA Dem to Take the Pledge
Virginia blogger Ben Tribbett of NotLarrySabato reports that Terry McAuliffe believes it’s time to "insist" on having a public plan in any health care bill. McAuliffe is the former head of the DNC and a fund-raiser extraordinaire, so this offer should be attractive to Democratic Reps from Virginia:
Terry’s agreed to host a fundraiser with Virginia and national bloggers who are insisting on a public option for the first Virginia Congressman who will take our pledge! This will be an awesome event to highlight and honor any Virginia Congressman who shows leadership on this issue. If you would like to be a part of the host committee for this event, shoot me an email at notlarrysabato@hotmail.com. Lowell and I are already on board, and I’m sure there will be many others!
I asked Terry why he wanted to do this:
Health care was a key issue on which we all campaigned so hard for in 2008, and I’m happy to see that progressive bloggers are working to ensure we take advantage of this historic opportunity to get the reform we need. Now is the time to act. Our elected officials in Congress should insist on including a public option.
We’ve now raised over $240,000 for the 65 members of Congress who have already pledged to vote against any health care bill that does not have a strong public plan. The New York Times has an article up about it, and hekebolos on Daily Kos has more.
As Ben says:
Will the fundraiser be for Bobby Scott, Jim Moran, Gerry Connolly, Tom Perriello? Any of them can get a night with national and local bloggers honoring them featuring T-Mac… but first they have to do the right thing.
The public plan whip count. . . it’s not just for bloggers any more.
Note: If anyone would like to match Terry and make the same offer to try and grow the ranks of the 65 — celebs, bands, political figures, people with lots of rich friends — drop me a line. jh
Terry McAuliffe Will Do Fundraiser For First VA Dem to Take the Pledge
Virginia blogger Ben Tribbett of NotLarrySabato reports that Terry McAuliffe believes it’s time to "insist" on having a public plan in any health care bill. McAuliffe is the former head of the DNC and a fundraiser extraordinaire, so this offer should be attractive to Democratic Reps from Virginia:
Terry’s agreed to host a fundraiser with Virginia and national bloggers who are insisting on a public option for the first Virginia Congressman who will take our pledge! This will be an awesome event to highlight and honor any Virginia Congressman who shows leadership on this issue. If you would like to be a part of the host committee for this event, shoot me an email at notlarrysabato@hotmail.com. Lowell and I are already on board, and I’m sure there will be many others!
I asked Terry why he wanted to do this:
Health care was a key issue on which we all campaigned so hard for in 2008, and I’m happy to see that progressive bloggers are working to ensure we take advantage of this historic opportunity to get the reform we need. Now is the time to act. Our elected officials in Congress should insist on including a public option.
We’ve now raised over $240,000 for the 65 members of Congress who have already pledged to vote against any health care bill that does not have a strong public plan. The New York Times has an article up about it, and hekebolos on Daily Kos has more.
As Ben says:
Will the fundraiser be for Bobby Scott, Jim Moran, Gerry Connolly, Tom Perriello? Any of them can get a night with national and local bloggers honoring them featuring T-Mac… but first they have to do the right thing.
The public plan whip count….it’s not just for bloggers any more.
Note: If anyone would like to match Terry and make the same offer to try and grow the ranks of the 65 — celebs, bands, political figures, people with lots of rich friends — drop me a line. jh
