CLAIRE MCCASKILL

Postiion

First Term Senator from Missouri

Crimes Against Democracy

1. Supports Senator Obama and campaigns actively for him after winning her Senate seat by a razor thin margin assisted by a $523,538 campaign contribution from Emily’s List, the nation’s largest political network and financial resource for women candidates. 
2. Betrayed the tens of thousands of women who made contributions to Emily’s list to elect women at all levels of government.  
3. Yielded to “fierce” pressure from her 18-year-old daughter Maddie to endorse Obama, including her daughter’s pledge not to speak to her.  She violated the responsibilities of a United States Senator.

Verdict

Guilty!

 

Punishment

Thwart re-election to the Senate.

Strategy

1. Find female democrat to run against McCaskill.
2. Buy advertising to remind women voters how McCaskill betrayed Hillary Clinton. 

NANCY KEENAN

Position

President, NARAL Pro-Choice America

NARAL is a pro-choice organization that engages in political action to oppose restrictions on abortion.

Crimes Against Democracy

1. Endorsed Obama for President three weeks before the end of the Democratic primary.  Keenan, the former Montana State Superintendent of Schools, argued that “NARAL does not endorse candidates based on gender or party affiliation.” NARAL’S premature endorsement of Senator Obama was unjustifiable since both Senator Clinton and Senator Obama have 100% pro-choice voting records.  In addition, Senator Clinton has been a lifetime advocate of a women’s right to choose, and worked actively to oppose the nominations of Samuel Alito and John Roberts.  Ellen Malcolm, the president of Emily’s List, condemned NARAL.  “I think it is tremendously disrespectful to Senator Clinton – who held up the nomination of a FDA commissioner in order to force approval of plan B.”  The endorsement of Obama before the general election is a slap in the face not only to Senator Clinton, but women in general.  
2.  Disempowering one woman and disempowering all women. 

Verdict

Guilty!

Punishment

Get Nancy Keenan fired from NARAL and put a significant dent in NARAL’s funding.

Strategy

1. Stop donations to NARAL.
2. Letter writing campaign to state chapters.
3. Phones calls to main office.