Theda Skocpol: Moment of Truth for Obama and the Democrats
“If at this remarkable juncture Obama and the Democrats cannot enact a robust health care reform — with a strong nationwide public option, cost controls, and nearly universal coverage — I would not want to be in charge of fundraising and mobilization for them in the 2010 and 2012 elections! … no matter if Senate Democrats still think they are operating in the world of the 1980s or 1993, they are not. Activist Democrats — mobilizers, volunteers, bloggers, analysts, and donors — are watching them. We will know exactly who blocks or eviscerates real reform here. We WILL blame the Senate and the responsible individual Senators. And many of us will blame the Obama adminsitration if it does not take a strong stand on the public option and real reform, starting right now” – Skocpol on Talking Points Memo .. read more
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