Outrage time for all Democrats on the Internet

[madison]

This is shocking.

Senator Mark Pryor, a Democrat, one of the Arkansas senators and the Southern Vice Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is supporting Joe Lieberman.

According to the mission statement of the DSCC, their mission is "to elect more Democrats to the United States Senate."

NEVERTHELESS, Mark Pryor is supporting Joe Lieberman for the senate.

Lieberman is running as an INDEPENDENT, not as a Democrat.

The Democratic nominee -- as democratically chosen by the Democratic voters of Connecticut in their primary election -- is NED LAMONT.

WHY is the Southern Vice Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee NOT supporting the DEMOCRATIC nominee? Pryor is insulting the DEMOCRATIC voters of Connecticut by refusing to honor their right to select their own candidate.

For the first time in years, we have a chance to pick up seats in the House and in the senate, but if this is the attitude of the DSCC, they are going to have a Very Hard Time raising money for the Democratic senate campaigns.

More than three-quarters of Democrats nationwide are glad Lieberman lost the primary election. They -- and I -- will NOT be inclined to give money to the DSCC; we'll give our money DIRECTLY to worthy DEMOCRATIC candidatures.

I have called both Senator Pryor's senate office and the DSCC. I told them I work hard to elect Democratic candidates and I contribute money to Democratic campaigns. I said that if this is how Mark Pryor thinks he is going "to elect more Democrats to the United States Senate," he SHOULD RESIGN from the DSCC leadership -- because he is CLUELESS.

Here is Mark Pryor's senate phone number: [phone]

And here is the phone number for the DSCC. [phone]

Here's the DSCC webpage: http://www.dscc.org/about/ You can read their Mission Statement there.

IT IS OUTRAGE TIME FOR ALL DEMOCRATS ON THE INTERNET.

Make your phone calls now.

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These are the Democratic senators supporting Lieberman - call them:
Carper (Delaware): [phone]
Pryor (Arkansas ): [phone]
Salazar (Colorado): [phone]

Remind these guys this is NOT about friendship ... it is about human lives ... it is about war and peace ... and accountability.

If ever Democrats needed to stand together, it is NOW.

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For clarity's sake, here are the three candidates running for the Conn. senate seat:
-- Ned Lamont, Democrat
-- Joe Lieberman, Independent (formerly a Democrat but now supported by, we hear, Bush and Cheney)
-- Alan Schlesinger, Republican (who is polling at about nine percent)

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DSCC phone number. [phone]

[wyldwolf]

1. Is he personally supporting Lieberman or using the power of the DSCC...

... to support Lieberman?

[madison]

4. I called his senate office ...

and the aide there confirmed Pryor is supporting Lieberman.

As far as I know, the DSCC as an organization is not. In fact, the aide at the DSCC pointed out that Senator Schumer is supporting Lamont. I already knew that, but that's not my point.

My point is that no one in a leadership position in the Democratic party should be supporting anyone but the duly elected DEMOCRATIC candidate.

If Pryor wants to support Lieberman, he should not hold a leadership position in an organization -- the DSCC -- whose mission is "to elect more Democrats to the United States Senate."

Lieberman is NOT the Democratic candidate; Lieberman is running as an Independent.

[WisestLeader]

2. Very good question

WHY is the Southern Vice Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee NOT supporting the DEMOCRATIC nominee?

Very good question and one you should think very deeply about. Pryor is no fool. Maybe that should tell you something.

[William Seger]

3. Very stupid, insulting...

... and not really surprising. If you want to try to figure out why Dems keep losing elections when their policies would benefit the majority of the people, look to the leadership.

[welshTerrier2]

5. there's an existing thread on this ...

check this out: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2780445&mesg_id=2780445

[boolean]

6. Well than I guess Mark Pryor is next!

We need to kick each and every one of these DINO's out. Mark Pryor, you're next.

[sinkingfeeling]

7. Called Mark's local office and the person answering the phone didn't

know if Sen. Pryor held a position with the DSCC. She then tried to route my call to someone who would know and I ended up with phone mail to Susie. Told Susie that if Sen. Pryor continued to support Lieberman over the elected Democratic candidate, Ned Lamont, that he should immediately resign as Vice Chair.