*Updated X4* The Public Option may live again!

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*Updated X4* The Public Option may live again!
by Charles Chamberlain
Wed Jan 27, 2010 at 11:07:09 AM PST

Here's Representative Jared Polis in the Huffington Post article today titled: House Progressives Push Reid To Put Public Option Back On Table http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/27/house-progressives-push-r_n_438024.html

"The public option," said Polis, "is not dead."

Why? Because today, Rep. Polis and Rep. Chellie Pingree have become true Healthcare Heroes.

They're standing up to fight for us by signing a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid calling on the Senate to pass a public option through reconciliation. They're gathering signatures from as many House Democrats as they can before they deliver the letter to Senator Reid on Thursday...

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...First things first. Drop whatever else you are doing and call your Democratic Rep and ask them to sign on to the Polis/Pingreee letter right now. Here's the number:

Congressional Switchboard: [phone]

Don't have a Dem Rep. in your area? Call Speaker Pelosi instead...

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...This isn't just a strategy that makes good policy sense, it's the key issue these Freshman Democrats need to pass to get reelected. Here's the headline details of the voters Democracy for America and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee had Research 2000 poll over the weekend.

FRESHMAN DEMOCRATS FACE TROUBLE IN 2010 IF CONGRESS DOESN'T PASS A PUBLIC OPTION

Polls in 10 frontline freshman districts show:

* 68% of voters want a public health insurance option
* By 5 to 1, voters want their Representative to fight to add the public option over simply passing the Senate bill
* By 3 to 1, persuadable voters are less likely to vote for local Democrat if Congress doesn't pass a public option as part of reform
* 55% say Democrats need to do more to fight big corporations
* 56% say Democrats haven't done enough to fulfill Obama's 2008 campaign promises
* 52% of Democrats less likely to vote in 2010 if Congress doesn't pass public option -- Republicans more likely

These numbers are not a surprise to Americans out-side of Washington, but you can be sure they are turning a lot of heads today inside Washington.

The poll shows that in the 10 Freshman Democrat districts -- all previously held by Republicans -- over half of the Democrats surveyed are less likely to even vote in 2010 if Democrats don't pass a public option as part of reform...

MORE -- WITH A COPY OF LETTER: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/1/27/830947/-*Updated-X4*-The-Public-Option-may-live-again!

[Cant trust em]

1. I'll see it when I believe it.

Or something like that.

[msongs]

2. maybe let republicans control things is not a great strategy after all nt