Labor group Americans United For Change are up with a new radio ad in Nevada praising Senate Maj. Leader Harry Reid for running the health care reform “marathon” in the Senate and says pro-public option advocates are “lucky” to have Reid carrying “the baton.”
Greg Sargent reports:
The none-too-subtle message: Getting health care reform through the Senate will make Reid a hero — if it includes a public option.
From the ad script:
Now that the marathon is beginning its last lap … the insurance companies are desperate to prevent us from getting to the finish line.
Luckily the guy whose has been handed the baton to run that last lap — is Nevada’s Senator Harry Reid.
Luckily … because Harry Reid isn’t afraid to fight the insurance companies. He’s already gone after their anti-trust exemption … and he’ll keep fighting until we get health care for all Americans — including a public option — this year.
Cheer him on. Call Senator Reid at 702-388-5020 — tell him to keep fighting until we win.
Sargent’s take:
In the new spot, AUC is pressuring Reid, but with a light touch, so it’s unlikely to irk the White House.
