The Susan B. Anthony List’s “Votes have Consequences” campaign is focusing its first major effort on a big fish: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
And he’s ripe for the picking. A poll by George Washington University last month showed his national popularity is a dismal 15%.
At home it ain’t that much better. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported August 11:

The poll by Denver-based Vitale & Associates was conducted July 29-30….
The findings reaffirm the notion that Reid is in trouble in his home state, despite expectations that he will raise as much as $25 million to maintain his grip on the seat, said those behind the poll….

In 3 Reid-related categories – image, approval and whether they would vote to re-elect – respondents gave the senator a thumbs down. Just 39% viewed Reid favorably, and 34% said they would vote to re-elect him.
“All of those are very, very telling pieces of information,” said [Todd] Vitale…. “I’ve never seen an incumbent with numbers this bad who hadn’t had some scandal.”
[Political strategist Robert] Uithoven said the fact Reid would need to raise $25 million to hold the seat in a state where he is a familiar presence is evidence of political vulnerability, not strength….

SBA has picked the perfect target for an ad campaign, exposing Reid’s anti-life votes juxtaposed with his pro-life rhetoric, both against the backdrop of Reid’s support of an unpopular healthcare plan that includes mandated public and private insurance abortion coverage. From the Votes have Consequences webpage:

It’s time we do something about politicians who say one thing at home and do another in Washington. Senator Harry Reid says he is pro-life, and now is the time for him to prove it. Abortion is not health care, and Harry Reid should work hard to ensure any health care reform effort honors and respects innocent human life. Now is not the time for political games.

Here’s the ad, which is excellent…

SBA needs donations to run the ad:

Airing this commercial will put Members of Congress on alert that we are holding them accountable and will ensure that every politician knows that SBA is closely watching their vote on health care.

However, we need your help to launch this exciting program. We need to raise $25,241 online immediately so that we can launch this project.
And here’s the exciting part….
If we can raise $25,241 online, a group of SBA donors are prepared to match your contributions in order to run the ad all across television stations in Nevada, Senator Harry Reid’s home state.

Please consider donating to the Votes have Consequences campaign today. We’ve definitely got Obamacare-supporting congresspersons on the run. We can’t become complacent. Getting this ad on t.v. would negatively impact many more than Harry Reid.