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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 25 days ago

Lieberman: Sure, I'd Filibuster A Health Care Reform Bill

— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) told reporters today that he would in fact filibuster any health care bill he doesn't agree with--and right now, he doesn't agree with the proposal making its way through the Senate. "I told Senator Reid that I'm strongly ... (more) Lieberman: Sure, I'd Filibuster A Health Care Reform Bill

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 15 days ago

MoveOn: We Have $3.5 Million Pledged For Primaries Against Dems Who Filibuster Health Care

— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — MoveOn is serious about opposing Senate Democrats who join Republicans to block health care reform, announcing yesterday that they've built up over $3.5 million in pledges to fund primary challenges against any of them. While no specific Senator ... (more) MoveOn: We Have $3.5 Million Pledged For Primaries ...

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themonkeycage.org - 11 days ago

Why Senators Filibuster

— themonkeycage.org — With health care reform in the hands of the Senate, Joe Lieberman’s threatened filibuster is making headlines. This raises a more general question: why do Senators filibuster? This paper contributes to the growing empirical literature on ... (more) Why Senators Filibuster

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Independents’ Day: GOP has high expectations, but indie energy may rule
The Note — ... New pressure from the left -- going out from MoveOn.org later in the day: "Today, MoveOn.org Political Action released new ads, direct mail, and in-state polls in an escalation of their campaign to press conservative Senate Democrats not to join with Republicans in blocking an up-or-down vote on health care reform. In Arkansas and Louisiana, MoveOn released new radio ads calling on Senators Lincoln and Landrieu not to stand with obstructionist Republicans to block an up-or-down vote on health care." ...

MoveOn Targeting Democrats Considering Health Care Filibuster
TPM Election Central — As Christina mentioned yesterday, MoveOn is targeting the conservative Democrats in the Senate suggesting they may vote with Republicans to filibuster a health care bill. Radio ads will run in Arkansas and Louisiana, directed at Sens. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA). You can hear the Landrieu ad below. Accompanying the radio spots will be a broader direct mail campaign aimed at Lincoln and Landrieu, but also at Sens. Ben Nelson (D-NE), Kent Conrad (D-ND), and Olympia Snowe (R-ME), the only Republican on the ...

MoveOn Pressures Centrist Dems On Health Care
The Atlantic Politics Channel — If centrist Democratic senators were having a tough time deciding how to vote on health care, MoveOn.org is trying to provide them with a nudge: it's hitting Sens. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) with radio ads in their home states, plus ...