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Key Reform Group Launches Ad Campaign in Maine Targeting Sen. Snowe

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In a telling sign that the battle over health care reform may be decided by Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), the nation's largest reform campaign Health Care for America Now--in conjunction with Communications Workers of America and the Main Street Alliance--has launched a week-long television, radio, and print ad buy urging Snowe to stand up to insurance companies, and asking supporters to sign this petition.

One TV ad is aimed exclusively at Snowe:

While the other targets both Snowe and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME):

Neither TV ad mentions the public option, though two radio spots and a print ad do urge the senators to support "the choice of a public health insurance option."

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September 8, 2009 2:34 PM   

Another testament to Chicken Harry's weakness, we need a moderate Republican to save us.

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September 8, 2009 3:04 PM    in reply to traitorjoe

You need Snowe because there are, until January, only 59 Democratic or Independent senators.

Perfect party discipline on cloture still leaves you a vote short. Reid's spine or lack thereof is irrelevant, it's arithmetic.

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September 8, 2009 2:48 PM   

Neither TV ad mentions the public option,

Actually, there is a mention of the public option in the first video. There's even a subtitle. It's about eighteen seconds into the video.

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September 8, 2009 2:50 PM   

The first ad mentions the public option explicitly--even appears on the bottom of the screen. Please fix your post.

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