Independent Women’s Voice Celebrates Victory in Hawaii-01 Special Election

Washington, DC – The Independent Women’s Voice (IWV) celebrates the special election victory of Charles Djou in Hawaii’s 1^st Congressional District special election.

“We are thrilled to have contributed to such an important victory for Republicans in President Obama’s backyard,” said IWV President Heather Higgins.  “To play such a crucial role in the first special election Republican victory in a district held by Democrats for nearly 20 years is a great feeling.”

IWV launched this ad criticizing Ed Case’s voting record and staff hires in Hawaii and the website www.thecaseisclosed.com on May 6^th.  The ad buy was more than $200,000 and ran thru May 21^st.

Until IWV entered the race, there were no third party ad campaigns from the center right in the state.  Soon after IWV launched its ad, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee exited the race.

According to this study from GEB International, IWV’s ad helped draw support away from Mr. Case among Democrats, Republicans and Independents.

Among the highlights:

• Ed Case’s support among Independent voters fell from 32 percent to 23 percent from April 20^th to May 16^th.  Among Republican voters, his support fell from 15 percent to eight percent, and among Democrats, his support fell from 40 percent to 29 percent.
• Among independent women, support for Ed Case dropped from 33% to 16% by May 16.
• Ed Case’s support fell 10 points in the overall ballot.

For more information on IWV and GEB International’s full report, please visit our website, www.iwvoices.org.

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Heather Higgins on FOX News discussing FOIAs

March 17, 2010

IWV President and CEO, Heather Higgins discusses Tranparency and FOAAs on FOX News

Galen Institute Radio Ad: Scrap Current Bills and Start Meaningful Reform

The Galen Institute just launched their latest radio ad airing on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, Grace-Marie Turner highlights the taxes, mandates and regulations in the current health reform proposals, and how Congress must start anew to enact meaniful health reform.

Transcript of the radio ad:

“I’m Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute.

“President Obama is missing an opportunity to embrace a genuinely fresh approach to health reform. Instead, after a year of debate in Congress and the Blair House summit, we’re left with the same partisan proposals that are hugely unpopular with the American people, involving:

•  hundreds of billions of dollars in tax hikes
•  job-killing mandates on individuals and businesses
• and onerous government regulations 

“According to independent experts, if the bills before Congress were to pass, health spending will continue to rise, premium costs will increase, people will lose the coverage they have today, and access to quality care will suffer as doctors and hospitals become insolvent. 

“Congress would be better off scrapping these plans and starting anew on a smaller, targeted bipartisan plan to address the real problems in our health sector.

“For more information and commentary on the health reform debate, visit our website at HealthReformHub.org <http://www.HealthReformHub.org> .”

Check out the Galen Institute’s Web site www.healthreformhub.org  for the latest information on the heath care debate.