Petition of democrats.com (the “Aggressive Progressives”) as follows:

To: Gov. Tim Kaine, Chair, Democratic National Committee (DNC)
Sen. Bob Menendez, Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)
Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)

I write to inform you that I am joining the Democratic Donor Strike against the DNC, DSCC and DCCC, which will last until the Democratic Congress passes – and President Obama signs – healthcare reform with a robust public option:

based on Medicare rates, not negotiated rates
nation-wide, with no state opt-outs
administered by Medicare, not a for-profit insurance company
available immediately

Until then, I will only support individual Democrats who support single-payer Medicare for All (the 88 sponsors of HR 676), or (at a minimum) pledge to vote against a bill without a strong public option. I will also support challengers who support Healthcare Not Warfare.

We elected solid Democratic majorities in Congress and a Democratic President to fulfill Democratic promises of progressive change. We did not elect Republican Senator Olympia Snowe to break those promises.

And if a small number of corporate-funded Democrats in the Senate and House stand in the way, it is the job of our leaders – Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and President Obama – to persuade those Democrats to stand with the party that elected them. Even “fiscally conservative” Democrats have absolutely no excuse for voting against a robust public option, because CBO says it will save $110 billion.

So if I receive a fundraising email from the DNC, DSCC or DCCC, I will reply with a link to this petition. If I receive a fundraising call, I will tell the caller about this petition. If I receive a fundraising letter, I will return the envelope with a link to this petition:

http://www.democrats.com/donor-strike-for-public-option

We desperately need real health reform, starting with a robust public option. Until you deliver on your promises of change, I will reserve my contributions for individual Democrats who will truly fight for what we all believe.

Sincerely,
[your name would appear here]

Signed it! And added the following comment to the petition:

Until recently, I have been nothing but a moderate Democrat for nearly two decades. But in the last couple of months, I have joined Jane Hamsher at Firedoglake, and have made contributions to the FDL Action ad to tell Lincoln and Ross to act like Democrats that ran in Arkansas, as well as to the ads of the PCCC and DFA that ran in Nevada, Montana, and Maine. And I intend to continue contributing to FDL, the PCCC, and DFA. After all the promises you people made and all the work that Democrats have done to put you in the White House and give you majorities in the House and Senate, you should all be ashamed of yourselves for having failed as leaders who should be fighting for core principles of the Democratic Party. We don’t want to have to listen to your excuses next year. We want you to act like real Democrats before it’s too late, before you throw away once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to show us the change that you said we could believe in. Sincerely, Brc

signed

Gracias Elliott and knoxville, still need about 50,000.

Just signed, although I’d of course want an even more “robust” set of “asks.”

Since this slipped below the radar, I suggest you re-post, with a more clearly descriptive headline.