Subject: [big campaign] DNC targets 32 Republicans on health care vote
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Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:25:41 EST
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 (http://dyn.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/index.cfm/category/Healthcare) 

 
_DNC  targets 32 Republicans on health care vote_ 
(http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1109/DNC_targets_33_Republicans_on_health_care_vote.html#) 
With the Republican National Committee _targeting a list  of House 
Democrats_ (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29306.html)  in relatively 
conservative districts whom it will go  after for backing health care 
legislation, the Democratic National Committee  is making the opposite case, and says 
it will use the legislation against 32  Republicans whose districts went 
for President Obama last fall. 
"These are folks in districts that voted for the President, and where  
insurance reform is not only needed, but also politically popular. By not only  
voting against the needs of their constituents, but also their desire to  
reform the perverse health insurance system - and to do it for purely  
political purposes - these Republicans have put a giant target on their back.  They 
made a disastrous choice and they will reap the consequences of that  
choice," said DNC National Press Secretary Hari Sevugan in an email.  

The party efforts don't yet involve paid media, but the party will be  
going after them on the issue and using the Obama campaign email list to  
organize int their districts. 
Organizing for America chief Mitch Stewart emailed supporters in the  
districts yesterday: 
Last night, the House of Representatives did a remarkable thing  -- for the 
first time in history, a chamber of Congress passed legislation  that would 
bring truly comprehensive health reform to America. 220  courageous 
representatives voted in favor of reform, moving it  forward.

Unfortunately, your representative, Rep. [] , caved to  intense pressure 
from insurance industry lobbyists and voted against health  reform. After this 
major decision, they'll be watching their district very  closely to see how 
constituents react.

Before health reform can  become law, it must pass one more time through 
the House of Representatives,  which means Rep. [] will have one more 
opportunity to reverse course and  support reform. So we must publicly show that the 
voters in your district  support reform and are counting on Rep. [] to 
deliver.

The 32 members being targeted: 
CA-3 Dan Lungren 
CA-24 Elton Gallegly 
CA-25 Howard P.  "Buck" McKeon 
CA-26 David Dreier 
CA-44 Ken Calvert 
CA-45 Mary  Bono Mack 
CA-48 John Campbell 
CA-50 Brian P. Bilbray 
DE-AL  Michael N. Castle 
FL-10 C.W. Bill Young 
FL-18 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen  
IL-6 Peter Roskam 
IL-10 Mark Steven Kirk 
IL-13 Judy Biggert  
IL-16 Donald Manzullo 
IA-4 Tom Latham 
MI-4 Dave Camp 
MI-6  Fred Upton 
MI-8 Mike Rogers 
MI-11 Thaddeus McCotter 
MN-3 Erik  Paulsen 
NE-2 Lee Terry 
NJ-2 Frank A. LoBiondo 
NJ-7 Leonard Lance  
OH-12 Pat Tiberi 
PA-6 Jim Gerlach 
PA-15 Charlie Dent 
VA-4 J.  Randy Forbes 
VA-10 Frank R. Wolf 
WA-8 Dave Reichert 
WI-1 Paul D.  Ryan 
WI-6 Tom Petri 

Said a Democratic official: "If Republicans think this is a political  
problem for us - they're sorely mistaken. the American people want reform and  
Republicans are standing in the way for the sake of partisan politics. That 
is  a political problem for them. We are going to cause havoc for them." 
Correction: It's 32 members, not  33.

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