An Open Internet Letter to:
John Boccieri, Leonard Boswell, André Carson, Joe Donnelly , Steve Driehaus, Brad Ellsworth, Gabrielle Giffords, Martin Heinrich, Baron Hill, Paul Hodes, Mary Jo Kilroy, Ann Kirkpatrick, Betsy Markey, Harry Mitchell, Carol Shea-Porter, Zachary Space, Harry Teague, and Dina Titus.
From:
wayoutonthesteppe, a Democrat in the hinterlands certain that many, many others like him could produce their own disparate list of addressees and support the core of this message
What I Have to Say:
I gave most of you $100 and the rest of you $200 in 2008, even though in that tough year I found myself not working, but instead personally providing my wife with 24/7 health care after her health insurance company pulled the plug on her. In spite of the insurance company my wife is much better now. Together she and I are contemplating what to do with our somewhat depleted resources in 2010.
We support a single-payer system, but are mindful that a “public option” is about as much as may be possible now. And we are paying attention to the health care reform fight.
You all have tough districts to one degree or another. You all have many partisan Republican constituents to be concerned with. Moreover, you can try to deflect criticism by pointing to the leadership and its abysmally bungled effort to date.
But my wife and I and many other grassroots supporters quietly count on you to do the right thing. Please do not disappoint us.
Richard Benson
100 SE 9th Street, Apt. 606
Topeka, KS 66612
that you sent this letter to each of their offices and encourage others to do the same.
to tell an elected official “I gave you $100 and please support this policy.” They will have to ignore it. You should just say “I supported your campaign”, they know what that means.