Obama threatens to withdraw support from wavering Democrats
Telegraph.co.uk
Barack Obama has said he will not campaign for any Democratic congressmen who fails to support health care reform.
Obama will refuse to make fund-raising visits during November elections to any district whose representative has not backed the bill.
A one-night presidential appearance can bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars in funds which would otherwise take months to accumulate through cold-calling by campaign volunteers.
Mr Obama’s threat came as the year-long debate over his signature domestic policy entered its final week.
Mr Obama is personally telephoning congressmen who are still on the fence this week, in between several personal appearances devoted toward swinging public opinion.
The bill would extend health coverage to about 30 million uninsured Americans and would bar insurance companies from refusing coverage to people with pre-existing health problems.
The plan to get it through Congress is so complicated that even experts on legislative process disagree about how it could proceed exactly.
Wild Thing’s comment……..
Obama is after the socialist holy grail. Health care.
The president will refuse to make fund-raising visits during November elections to any district whose representative has not backed the bill.”
LMAO, Obama’s “support” is the kiss of death
Hahahahaha…I wonder if they will make him put that in writing. Well well, that gives these guys a great reason to not vote for this bill. Everyone I can think of he has campaigned for lately has lost. Considering his track record with Coakley, Corzine, Deeds, etc Plus he even picked the team in the superbowl and then they lost. So they might actually thank him for not showing up. heh heh
A man with a loosing record showing up at your campaign rally isn’t good. I would venture they would take his threat of not showing up as a sign of hope.
When Obama was in St. Louis this past week, many local and state Democrat politicians running for higher office never showed up. Even Ike Skelton, who is just about assured reelection, didn’t show up. The only one who appeared with him was Clair McCaskill and she’s not up for reelection.
obama is such a narccisist that he thinks he is the man with the golden touch, Midas. His touch is more like the touch of death. I hope his verbal threats are taken as less of a threat by Democrats than the potential loss of office if they support obamacare.
Yeah some threat. He won’t show up ? But if obama is threatening this then that says, there is deep trouble in their party. And if the ‘Chosen one’ can’t affect a differene even with threats and if this goes down to defeat, then he is done. He’s toast.
I hope this is the case. Burn baby, B-U-R-N a long steady burn.
BobF., thanks for that information. I agree too that they will take his threat as a sign of hope.
Tom, good one, I hope so too.
Mark, yesssss
” Burn baby, B-U-R-N a long steady burn.”