While GOPers Debate, Progressives Blitz NH With Medicare Message

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http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/while-gopers-debate-progressives-blitz-nh-with-medicare-message.php

The Republicans who gather on stage in New Hampshire Monday night for their first major presidential primary debate are all scrambling to position themselves on Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-WI) plan to replace Medicare with a voucher system.

And thanks to a blanket of advertising in New Hampshire by progressive groups, primary voters in the Granite State watching tonight's debate will be confronted with the Democratic view of Ryan's budget -- namely, that it forces seniors and the poor to bear the burden of the federal budget woes while making life easier on the rich.

Major progressive groups are flooding New Hampshire with Medicare messaging, previewing the fight for Medicare they hope to have with the GOP next year. Online or on the air, it will be hard for primary voters tuning in to the debate to avoid the progressive position on the Ryan budget, providing contrast for the Republicans on stage who are expected to heap praise on Ryan, even while the big names try to put at least some distance between them and Ryan's unpopular proposal.

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The ad will continue running on WMUR through Tuesday, "including multiple spots during the debate itself," according to information on the campaign shared with TPM. Protect Your Care will also fire off a "Google blast" in Manchester, NH, buying up every available online ad impression in the Granite State's largest city and linking it back to a website attacking the Ryan plan.

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[Richardo]

1. Sweet.

Hope it goes national during the primary and general campaigns. :patriot:

[prairierose]

2. Finally, a dem strategy that makes sense and looks like...

fighting for the people and not the corps.

[Scuba]

3. Well duh.

[FreakinDJ]

4. At least they are not "Negotiating"