Senator Mark Pryor Could Have 'Stopped' ObamaCare; His Deciding Vote Was 'Irresponsible'
Several Senators had that opportunity. One of them was former U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln who was sent packing by Arkansas voters for casting a deciding vote to advance the bill out of committee and on to the Senate floor for a vote. As a consequence, Lincoln lost her re-election overwhelmingly in 2010.
Two years prior, in 2008, U.S Senator Pryor sold himself as a blue dog democrat and avoided being involved in the Obama campaign. As a result, he was allowed a pass without an opponent in 2008. However, Obama who was on the same ticket in 2008 went down by over 60% of the votes in Arkansas. However, Mark Pryor after being re-election, turned tail and failed to represent his constituents. Pryor cast a deciding vote for Obamacare and then in 2012 campaigned for President Obama who lost again but by an even larger margin in Arkansas.
Well its shaping up as payback time for Pryor's continued votes against the majority wishes of Arkansas voters.
Senate Conservatives Action (SCA) launched a new 30-second television commercial, which features several Arkansas voters who express disappointment in U.S. Senator Mark Pryor's vote for ObamaCare and say it's time to change senators.
SCA's new ad ("Change") is the third in a three-part series running in the Little Rock and Ft. Smith media markets, which reach approximately 75% of the electorate. The full, three-week media buy is for 2,000 gross rating points and costs approximately $320,000.
The new ad comes after Senator Pryor made comments defending his vote for the health care law. Pryor called it the "right vote" and said ObamaCare was "good for Arkansas" in an interview on KARK Channel 4's Capitol View despite the fact that 58% of likely Arkansas voters oppose ObamaCare.
Pryor also claimed that voters "are mad at Congress, but they are not mad at me" in a story published this past weekend by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. SCA's new ad suggests otherwise.
ANNOUNCER: Mark Pryor was the deciding vote for ObamaCare.
Instead of listening to us, Pryor says he still supports ObamaCare, and won’t vote to repeal it.
JOANNA CURTIS (Benton): “Pryor voted for ObamaCare.”
GLENN GALLAS (Hot Springs): “He could have stopped ObamaCare.”
JANET CROW (Conway): “Pryor votes like a liberal.”
DR. EARL PEEPLES (Little Rock): “He is a liberal.”
DALE CUSTER (Little Rock): “He says one thing in Arkansas, he does another in Washington.”
CATHERINE JONES (N. Little Rock): “More spending, more debt.”
LIZ EDWARDS (Sherwood): “It’s irresponsible.”
NIC HORTON (Searcy): “Mark Pryor left us.”
DALE CUSTER (Little Rock): “Pryor left us.”
JOANNA CURTIS (Benton): “Arkansas, we can do better.”
ANNOUNCER: Mark Pryor has changed.
Now it’s time to change Senators.
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In addition to "Change", SCA has also sponsored two other TV ads ("Deciding Vote" and "Better") as well as two radio ads informing voters of Senator Pryor's record ("Liberal" and "95 Percent").
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Posted by Bill Smith at 5:44 PM - Post Link
2 Comments:
He justifies his vote every time someone brings it up. He betrayed Arkansas, yet pretends to support Arkansans.
Mark Pryor does not represent the voice of Arkansas, but neither does Rick Crawford! I have e-mailed both of them repeatedly on issues, but they always have a reason for ...why they either DID vote the way the did, or a good (political sounding) reason for why they ARE GOING to vote the way they will be voting. Always with "We welcome all of our constituents input and ...are glad to see constituents active in the ...(Government) processes."... BS. Trying to make somebody feel good and feel important. I don't need either- I need YOU to vote in a manner that PROTECTS ARKANSAS, and may OR MAY NOT follow political popularity!
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