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Robb

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Sun Apr 28, 2013, 05:37 PM Apr 2013

"We don't need to move the needle from 90 to 99 percent. The public is with us on this."

Great quote from Pia Carusone, executive director of Giffords' Americans for Responsible Solutions, buried in this article about Bloomberg's targeting of "no" vote Senators:

The organization's executive director, Pia Carusone, says the campaign isn't about changing the minds of constituents — it's about reminding them how their senators voted.

"We're not actually looking to convince people," she says. "We don't need to move the needle from 90 to 99 percent. ... The public is with us on this."
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"We don't need to move the needle from 90 to 99 percent. The public is with us on this." (Original Post) Robb Apr 2013 OP
Very smart tunafish Apr 2013 #1
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