Baucus Basher: New Ad Targets Finance Committee Chairman

Baucus Basher: New Ad Targets Finance Committee Chairman

Two progressive organizations would like to introduce you to Bing Perrine -- an uninsured father from Montana who's got something to say to Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) in a new released TV ad.

"Senator Baucus, when you take millions of dollars from health and insurance interests that oppose reform, and oppose giving families like mine the choice of a public option, I have to ask, whose side are you on?"

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America are making waves Monday for the ad. USAToday, CBS News, the New York Daily News and the Wall Street Journal are among the outlets chattering about the spot.

Past advertising campaigns from the groups have targeted Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe and Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley. The groups have launched a fundraising effort to raise $100,000 to air the ad, according to a statement released Monday. The Washington Post's Capitol Hill Briefing blog reports that the group has raised $50,000 so far.

The Senate Finance Committee will cast votes this week on amendments to add a public option to the Baucus bill.

Here's the ad:

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