MoveOn.org targets Murphy for vigil

Various progressive groups – primarily MoveOn.org — are holding vigils to nudge lawmakers toward embracing the so-called “public option” for health care reform.

According to a statement issued today, one of the gatherings will be held tonight outside the Hudson NY headquarters of Glens Falls Democrat Scott Murphy.

Murphy has embraced some form of publicly-funded insurance, though he’s raised questions about issues of competition between public and private programs.

This from the MoveOn.org press release:

The vigils will include a memorial to Senator Edward Kennedy, who viewed fighting for universal health care as the “cause of his life.”

The gathering gets underway at 7pm this evening.

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