Progressives beg Sanders, Feingold: "Be a hero" and demand a public option

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC), is launching a series of robocalls and online ads in Vermont and Wisconsin asking Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) to vote against any bill that does not contain a government-administered insurance plan.

The pressure is part of the group’s “Be a Hero” campaign. The PCCC hopes that by demanding public option, a single liberal senator can exert the same influence on the legislation that centrists have. The group will also deliver petitions to Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio.)