Lucas -- The Tea Party just gave us a reckless ultimatum:
Either we let them bully us into defunding Obamacare before its implementation on October 1st. Or, they'll force a government shutdown, dramatically slashing essential programs for millions of veterans, seniors and children.
It's incredibly irresponsible: Ted Cruz and Rand Paul want us to choose between abandoning Obamacare or halting critical social programs. We're not going to stand for that -- that's why we're launching our Stop the Shutdown Project today. We need $250,000 by midnight Friday to fund the first phase. Will you help us?
Can you pitch in $3 to support our Stop the Shutdown Project?
This is shocking: a recent Pew poll actually shows that 64% of Tea Partiers are willing to do anything to make Obamacare fail, including shutting down the government in just two weeks.
Tea Partiers are dead set on ruining President Obama's signature legislation. They'll risk everything to bring back pre-existing conditions and force 32 million Americans to lose access to health care.
With your help, we'll stop the Tea Party from enacting this outrageous plan. Can you contribute $3 to fight back against a shutdown and protect Obamacare?
Thanks for your support,
Guy Cecil
DSCC Executive Director