The statements don’t detail her reasons for opposing the public option, but Landrieu said in a June 9 Huffington Post story that she worries the public option “really undermines the essence of our efforts to create a real market-based private sector model.” Opponents of the public option, including Republicans and some conservative Democrats have said they fear it will provide too much competition for private insurers and could lead to a completely government-run health system.
Hudson said in an interview Wednesday that he was recruited by Change Congress for the campaign critical of Landrieu after he signed an on-line petition the group is sponsoring. Change Congress is a watchdog group on campaign finance law.
Hudson, meanwhile, says he’s no longer part of the movement that led Daniels to consider a run next year against Vitter and therefore doesn’t wish to comment on it.
He did confirm earlier reports that he and his friends placed an ad on Craigslist months ago seeking an adult entertainer to run against Vitter, who admitted in 2007 to a “serious sin” after his phone number appeared in the records of a Washington prostitution ring.
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