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My letter to Senator Obama
By Ned | February 12, 2007
Now that Obama is officially running for president, I decided to write him a letter that I’ve been thinking about for a while. Here it is:
Senator Obama,
I have a tremendous respect for you and your work in the Senate. I admire your work on campaign finance reform, the Iraq War, health care and other issues, and I would love to be able to support you in the upcoming presidential election.
However, I, and many other progressives in Connecticut, were dismayed by your lack of involvement in the Ned Lamont campaign for Senate. That was a massively important campaign in terms of trying to bring the Iraq War to a close, and a visit to Connecticut or even an ad could have done a lot to help the campaign.
Your campaign could really be something special, but I have trouble supporting a candidate who wasn’t there when other progressive candidates who share his values needed him. I understand you have a personal relationship with Lieberman, and that this was also a politically difficult campaign for Democrats everywhere, but Lieberman stands opposed to you and genuine progressives on the most important issues of the day, foremost of which is the Iraq War. As you know, Senator Lieberman is now one of the most outspoken supporters of the disastrous escalation plan.
Knowing what you do now about Senator Lieberman’s support for escalation and the power it lends pro-war Republicans in the Senate, do you wish you had done more to support his opponent? A frank answer would go along way towards easing my conscience about supporting your campaign, and may also win back other Connecticut progressives.
Thank you,
Ned Resnikoff
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