Lieberman

Joe Lieberman is single-handedly gutting health care reform. It's time to hold him accountable. To make it happen, we need to raise $400,000 right away. That'll take 3 contributions from Inwood. Can you chip in $5 today? Click Here

Dear MoveOn member,

First, Joe Lieberman helped President Bush invade Iraq, and the Democrats in Washington forgave him. Then, he endorsed John McCain, and they forgave him again. Then, he personally attacked Barack Obama at the Republican National Convention, and still the Democrats forgave him.¹

Now, Joe Lieberman is single-handedly gutting health care reform. The time for forgiveness is over. It's time to hold Senator Lieberman accountable.

First, we're going to launch a huge ad campaign to make sure every last Connecticut voter knows that Senator Lieberman is blocking strong reforms. Then, we'll push Senate leaders to strip him of his chairmanship and seniority. Finally, we'll work to defeat him in his next election.

Our goal is to raise $400,000 in the next 24 hours, to send a deafeningly loud message that we've had enough of Joe Lieberman. That'll take at least 3 donations from Inwood—can you chip in $5?

https://pol.moveon.org/donate/lieberman.html?bg_id=hpc5&id=18299-10220574-VRiYjfx&t=3

Sen. Lieberman has been one of the biggest obstacles to real health care reform with a public option all year. But over the past two weeks, he's taken it to a dangerous new level.

First, he demanded that the public option be removed from the bill. Then, last night, he killed an expansion of Medicare—an idea that he himself championed just three months ago and that was added to the bill specifically to satisfy him.²

He's shown that he can't be reasoned with. Most of all, Joe Lieberman can't be allowed to stay in the U.S. Senate.

We can do this. Connecticut is a solidly blue state, going 60% for Obama in 2008. Polls in Connecticut show he's in trouble. Thirty percent of Lieberman voters in 2006 said they would not vote for him again, and, in another poll, he trailed one possible Democratic opponent by a whopping 44 points.³

We've had enough of Joe Lieberman. Please help raise $400,000 in the next 24 hours to send him home for good. To get there, we'll need 3 people in Inwood to help out. Can you contribute $5 right away?

https://pol.moveon.org/donate/lieberman.html?bg_id=hpc5&id=18299-10220574-VRiYjfx&t=4

Thanks for all you do.

–Nita, Carrie, Wes, Steven, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Thompson, Lieberman attack Obama in red-meat speeches," McClatchy Newspapers, September 2, 2008
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/51461.html

2. "Lieberman Rules Out Voting for Health Bill," The New York Times, December 13, 2009
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85794&id=18299-10220574-VRiYjfx&t=5

3. "Connecticut's Rell Is Queen Of The Hill At Midterm, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Dodd Has Worst Approval Ever," Quinnipiac Polling Institute, December 17, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85796&id=18299-10220574-VRiYjfx&t=7

"Connecticut Voters Back Same-Sex Marriage, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Rell Approval Holds As Dodd, Lieberman Scores Drop," Quinnipiac Polling Institute, December 17, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85795&id=18299-10220574-VRiYjfx&t=8

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