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An Urgent Message from Dick
Morris
The Latest from Congress: League Ads Are Stopping
Obamacare
Dear Reader:
In the past few days, 19 House Democrats who previously voted yes have moved
closer to voting no according to the latest Republican whip count of likely
votes on Obama's radical health plan.
Already 10 of those 19 Congressmen are at the receiving end of the
League of American Voters ads I helped create as their chief strategist.
So the bottomline: the ads are definitely working!
But we need to keep piling on!!! Please Go Here Now to donate to this effort.
On his website, Sean Hannity is publishing a whip count on the House votes on
Obamacare.
He is drawing on Republican sources in the House and press reports, so it's
not as accurate as Pelosi's count, but it gives us an idea of what is going on.
The Hannity count shows 14 House Democrats moving to positions more
in favor of the bill while 19 are moving to become more opposed. (I do
not include in this count any of Stupak's pro-life Democrats because I don't
trust them to hold out against the bill and think they will cave in the end).
The following are the House members who voted "no" last year on Obamacare but
who are reportedly warming to the bill and might be in danger of switching their
votes to yes: (an asterisk * denotes those who have moved even more decisively
for the bill):
Adler, NJ
Altmire, Pa*
Baird, Wash*
Boucher, Va.
Gordon,
Tenn* (is retiring, so more immune to pressure)
Kosmas, Fla
Kratovil, Md
Kucinich, Ohio
Markey, Col
McMahon, NY
Murphy, NY
Nye, Va
Tanner, Tenn (is retiring, so more immune to pressure)
In addition, Eric Massa of New York, who voted no, has resigned from the
House losing an additional vote against the bill.
But their possible defections are more than countered by the following
members who voted "yes" last year who are reportedly moving closer to a vote
against the bill. Again, an asterisk means a more decisive move against it:
Arcuri* NY
Dahlkemper* Pa
Connolly* Va
Ellsworth* Ind
Berry*,
Ark (retiring)
Cuellar* Texas
Gifford* Ariz
McInerney* Cal
Pomeroy* ND
Carney, Pa
Kanjorski, Pa
Kirkpatrick, Ariz
Mollohan, WV
Rahill, WV
Space, Ohio
Titus, Nevada
In addition, Congressman John Murtha, who voted yes, has died and Louisiana
Republican Joseph Cao, who cast the lone GOP vote for the bill now indicates he
will vote against it.
Congressman Wexler of Florida has resigned and a replacement is not to be
chosen until next month, costing the bill another vote.
So, 19 members have moved closer to voting no while 14 have moved
closer to voting yes.
This is good news.
Of the 19 who have moved closer to voting no, 10 are the subject of League of
American Voters ads: Arcuri, Dahlkemper, Gifford, Pomeroy, Carney, Kanjorski,
Kirkpatrick, Mollohan, Rahill, and Space.
But we have an urgent need to advertise in the 11 districts where members who
voted no are moving toward a yes vote.
We have these ads ready to go or already running in these districts.
But the League urgently needs funds right now so we can put ads in
their districts starting this Monday.
The latest reports indicate the final vote will probably come at the end of
next week unless they don't have the votes to pass it.
By the whip count, you can see how close the vote is. We need to keep
redoubling our efforts!
To support the League of American Voters in their efforts to stop
Obamacare -- Go Here Now.
It is absolutely urgent you act today to help the League.
Thank you.
Dick Morris | 
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