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Bob Menendez & The Power of The Purse

by: curmudgeon

Thu Aug 20, 2009 at 02:42:44 PM EDT



Bob Menendez is one of our NJ Senators. Last I'd heard he was supporting the "public option" for healthcare reform. He's also the chairman of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee (DSCC). Menendez could, and should, use the power he has over party campaign funds to insist that Democratic senators who are up for reelection over the next couple of years vote for a public option.

It's not enough for the DSCC simply to elect candidates who are nominally Democrats - it should be working to elect Democrats who support Democratic ideals and the programs of the nominal leader of the party - i.e. President Obama.
curmudgeon :: Bob Menendez & The Power of The Purse
The Republicans did (and still do) this sort of thing all the time - if an incumbent doesn't toe the line, they don't get money and, if they are really egregious, the party/RSCC/RCCC will fund a primary challenger to run against the violator.

Senator Menendez, please take a page from the Republican playbook and exercise the power in your hands. We need the public option (at the very least) and you have some power to get us there - please use it!  
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