The messages coming out of the Obama White House may be mixed, but Obama’s political machine is keeping on point. Organizing for America is calling on supporters to phone their elected representatives on the Hill and urge them to support Obama’s health care principles, which, they say, include:
- Reduce costs
- Guarantee a choice of plans and doctors — including the choice of a robust public insurance option
- Ensure quality, affordable care for every American
You can read the entire letter here. Obama himself has been a supporter of a public plan all along, but has been unwilling to demand that Congress include one in its final reform package. But he’ll be more likely to get what he wants–and find it easier to sway luke-warm members–if his supporters are engaged on the issue.
