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TPM Election Central: Amid Pressure From Party Leaders And Reformers, Blanche Lincoln Now Open To A Public Option
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Under blogger pressure, Blanche Lincoln shifts on public option
Firedoglake: Sen. Blanche Lincoln is Moving… Toward a Public Plan Near You
Amid Pressure From Party Leaders And Reformers, Blanche Lincoln Now Open To A Public Option
TPM Election Central —
... As Greg Sargent notes, that's not a full-throated endorsement. But it's certainly a step in that direction. Until today, Lincoln was only willing to say she was 'evaluating' the merits of the public option. ...
Under blogger pressure, Blanche Lincoln shifts on public option
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
Those bloggers are mean.
Sen. Blanche Lincoln is Moving… Toward a Public Plan Near You
Firedoglake —
... There's hope for Blanche, because there's lots of good stuff here in addition to the movement on the public plan. Well done, Arkansas. And we're not done yet.
More: Greg Sargent picks up the story
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Pressure from the left can have an effect
Political Animal —
... of late about whether progressive pressure on some of the less-liberal Dems is worthwhile. It's worth remembering, then, that Lincoln's reluctance to support a public option " had made her a top target of the left ," and the Arkansas senator was poised to face a new round of ads in her home state on this issue. Under the circumstances, I'm very much inclined to think the left should keep the pressure on. It seems to be having the desired effect.— ...
Lincoln Coming Around on Public Plan
Daily Kos —
Greg notes an important shift in one of the conservaDem's thinking on health care reform: Lincoln, who’s getting hammered by ads demanding she commit to the public option, has now shifted towards supporting one, at least in rhetorical terms. In a piece for today’s Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, she says health care reform should include a public plan or a non-profit substitute. Here’s the key graf from Lincoln (the piece is subscription only): Health care reform must build upon what works and improve ...
Howard Dean says: "Don't pretend you're going to do health-insurance reform unless you're really going to change the system"
DownWithTyranny! —
... IS BLANCHE LINCOLN FEELING THE HEAT FROM OUR CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTH CARE CHOICE? Greg Sargent reported this afternoon (links in the original): The Plum Line Greg Sargent's blog Under Pressure, Blanche Lincoln Shifts on Public Plan Looks like pressure from the left might be getting results, albeit limited ones, in the case of “centrist” Dem Senator Blanche Lincoln, who has been resisting any commitment to backing a public health care option. Lincoln, who’s getting hammered by ads demanding she ...
Sarah Palin's not just a quitter -- she's a professional quitter. And taxpayers get the tab
Crooks and Liars —
... Indeed, Greg Sargent is reporting that one of the reasons Palin repeatedly gave for resigning -- that defending her on the ethics complaints was costing taxpayers a bundle -- was fundamentally false. ...
Is Blanche Lincoln Coming Around On Health Care Reform?
DownWithTyranny! —
... Greg Sargent at Who Runs Gov speculated today that "pressure from the left might be getting results, albeit limited ones, in the case of “centrist” Dem Senator Blanche Lincoln, who has been resisting any commitment to backing a public health care option." ...
7/9: No One Tells Max What To Do!
Blogometer —
... ) are pleased that Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) shifted her rhetoric slightly on health care reform, saying that legislation should include "[a] public plan or non-profit plan that can accomplish the same goals as those of a public plan." Liberal bloggers ( ...
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Crooks and Liars —
We had great news yesterday as our Blue America ads against Senator Blanche Lincoln pushed her to shift positions and begin to talk about actually supporting a vibrant public option for health-care reform. She was a little fuzzy, but still stated a fundamentally different position than she had before the action.
Greg Sargent broke the story, and TPM weighed in as follows: Amid Pressure From Party Leaders And Reformers, Blanche Lincoln Now Open To A Public Option
The ads are running as we speak, so congratulations to all of you for ...
Rolling on the River
The Moderate Voice —
... Earlier in the week, the Blue Dog Democrats’ anti-public option armor began to show some cracks. On Wednesday, Blanche Lincoln made a subtle but clear shift in favor of the public option (emphasis in original): ...
