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derby378 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-29-09 02:45 PM
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Now that the public option is dead in the House, how can we bring it back to life?
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Barring a miracle, the best way to start is by replacing compromise Democrats with the real thing - and replacing a few Republicans as well.

Down here in TX-32, Pete Sessions is facing a challenge from at least two Democrats, including Grier Raggio. It is my understanding that he favors a single-payer system. If we can replace Sessions with Raggio, that's one stepping stone right there:

http://www.raggioforcongress.com/

Any other candidates out there to replace the compromisers in the House? Let's collect them all in this thread.
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