Supporters of Healthcare Reform Start Bus Tour

Organizing for America, the national network of Obama supporters, is trying to rev up support for healthcare reform with a bus tour that kicks off tomorrow in Phoenix. The "Health Insurance Reform Now" bus will make 11 stops between tomorrow and when members of Congress return to Washington, hitting up Albuquerque, N.M., Denver, Raleigh, N.C., and Pittsburgh.

The president's supporters seem to have been drowned out when it comes to healthcare reform, with activists on the right flocking to healthcare town halls around the country and getting a lot of attention for doing so. Conservatives already have a bus, too, the "Hands Off My Healthcare" bus, created by the conservative group Americans for Prosperity. It has toured the country for several weeks, this week stopping in Arkansas.

Organizing for America is trying to get more attention and is calling for a "massive show of support" from voters interested in seeing healthcare reform get passed. The tour starts tomorrow and is conveniently scheduled around the same time and down the street from Sen. John McCain's healthcare town hall meeting.

Here's the note that was E-mailed to Organizing for America supporters in Arizona:

I have some exciting news: Our "Health Insurance Reform Now" bus tour—part of a big push before Congress heads back to Washington—will be in Phoenix, Arizona this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

We'll be gathering together to show our support, hearing from speakers—including Organizing for America Director Mitch Stewart—about what reform would mean and how to fight back against the lies, and presenting thousands of Arizonans' declarations of support for reform.

Will you join the "Health Insurance Reform Now" bus tour in Phoenix? Click here to RSVP. Here are the details:

What: Health Insurance Reform Now Bus Tour Stop

Where: IBEW Hall
5808 N. 7th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85014

When: Wednesday, August 26
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

We want our Members of Congress to head back to Washington with calls for reform still ringing in their ears—and knowing that those who are working hard for reform have our thanks. But we can't do it without a massive show of support from the voters who know what's at stake.We've been building support for reform person-by-person in recent months, collecting over 1 million declarations of support for reform from folks across the country—and this Wednesday, we are going to join voices and echo one message about where the American people stand on health reform: Let's get it done. Be part of history—sign up now to join the "Health Insurance Reform Now" bus tour in Phoenix: http://az.barackobama.com/AZBusTour

Thanks,Sara

Sara El-Amine
Arizona Field Director
Organizing for America