Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform is targeting Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) on health care with a national cable television ad that also will air in Nebraska.
Norquist, who has made a career of holding local, state and federal lawmakers accountable to signing a pledge with his group about not raising taxes, provides supporters a copy of the Nelson pledge in an ATR blog post today.
“He is bound by that Pledge for the duration of his career as a senator,” ATR wrote, blasting the health care bill.
What’s more, they are pressuring Nelson – already being hammered by the left on this issue – to filibuster the procedural motion to move forward on health care debate, suggesting a vote for what is known as cloture is a violation of the pledge.
“Now is the time where Senator Nelson must follow through on the promise he made to get elected,” ATR wrote.
The ad after the jump.
Nelson said yesterday on CNN he prefers a public option where states are able to “opt in” instead of the one being floated where they “opt out.”
