Change Congress launched an offensive today on Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., for opposing a public plan for health care reform while having accepted huge campaign donations from health insurance interests over the years.

"Will Ben Nelson sell out Nebraska for $2 million?" reads the campaign literature, which will be distributed to Nebraska residents and 3000 local Democratic donors. The government reform group is spending $10,000 in paid online ads and direct mail. One flier features Allen R. Schreiber, a Nebraska native who has become disillusioned with private health care after his small business collapsed in the face of astronomical costs. The second piece highlights the campaign contributions.

Change Congress, founded by Stanford Prof. Lawrence Lessig and campaign guru Joe Trippi, advocates for campaign finance reform. At the top of its legislative agenda is passing a bill that would bring public financing to congressional elections.

                                                                                                               -- Eliza Krigman