Posted by
Billy on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 11:07:57 AM
As a fresh poll measured the political cost of Sen. Ben Nelson's health
reform vote, he prepared Tuesday to take his case directly to Nebraskans during
Wednesday night's Holiday Bowl game.
Nelson will air a new TV ad in which he attempts to debunk opposition claims
that the Senate legislation represents a government takeover, and he makes the
case for health care reform.
"With all the distortions about health care reform, I want you to hear
directly from me," the Democratic senator says in the ad.
Nelson, dressed in an open-necked shirt and sweater, speaks directly into the
camera during the 30-second ad.
The message will be launched during the Nebraska-Arizona football game and
continue to air statewide for an undisclosed number of days.
The political damage Nelson may have incurred in providing the critical 60th
vote that cleared the way for Senate passage of the health care reform bill
showed up Tuesday in a poll released by Rasmussen Reports.
The telephone survey of 500 Nebraskans, conducted Monday, suggested
Republican Gov. Dave Heineman would defeat Nelson in a potential 2012 Senate
race by a 61-30 margin.
(Sen. Nelson can do all the political talk he wants to but many of us Nebraskans won't forget what he has done. He sold out and has made our proud state look bad. He sold us out. Read more on this issue DEM
DEATH WATCH: Beleaguered Sen. Nelson to air TV ad tonigh.)