There are a lot of people worried about the attempt to rush through government-run health care this summer before the American people have a chance to debate such a scheme. I’ve been talking to activists around the country who want to do something to stop ObamaCare, but they don’t know where to start. Below is a campaign plan that can be applied to any local volunteer leader that wants to make a tangible difference in this fight.

Targets: The best targets for this campaign are the swing votes in the Senate, like Sen. Lincoln (AR), Sen. Bayh (IN), Nelson (NE) and Nelson (FL). Moderate Democrats and Liberal Republicans should be the main targets of any effort to stop ObamaCare.

Timing: We don’t have much time, so activists should get busy now. We will need to keep the pressure on the politicians from now through the August Recess.

Tactic 1: District Office Visits. Send one or two volunteers into the local offices of the targeted politician every day that you can. Have volunteers agree beforehand on the schedule and follow up with them to make sure they drop by, meet with staff, take pictures and take good notes to gather intel. The best activists for an office visit are doctors, small business owners and health care workers. Ask them to give their personal stories as to why ObamaCare would harm them or the people they care for.

Tactic 2: Phone Calls. We should be hitting each target with 100 calls a day. Some of these should go to the district offices as well. Make sure that we at least get our total every day (even if people from out of state are calling) so that we keep the phones ringing constantly. When you call, ask to speak to the chief of staff or the legislative director, and leave them voice mails. Get your friends to do the same thing until their voice mailbox is filled up. This will send a message loud and clear.

Tactic 3: Letters. Get volunteers to hand write letters to the targeted politicians that can be delivered in person during a district office visit. Collect dozens of letters each week and ask people to provide their personal stories about how ObamaCare would harm them or someone they know. Also make sure that at least two letters to the editor are submitted every day about health care to the local newspapers. Your goal should be to have three or four letters each week in the papers that point out some problem with ObamaCare.

Tactic 4: Petitions. Gather hundreds or even thousands of petition signatures against government-run health care and higher taxes. Try to get as many doctors, nurses, patients and small business owners as you can to sign the petition. Use the petition gathering effort as a way to get media attention. Put out a press release announcing the effort and deliver the signatures each week to your targeted politician’s district office.

Tactic 5: Town Hall Visits. If your targeted politician is hosting a town hall meeting or listening session be sure to get there. Bring as many people with you as you can and be the first ones to ask a question. Fill up as many seats as possible! Ask tough, specific questions about health care and put the politician on the spot.

Tactic 6: Protest. Schedule one or two protests per week outside the district office of the target. Hold up signs that say something like “Does Blanche Lincoln Support $1 Trillion in New Taxes?” Focus on the specific person, and deliver a message that makes the target defend themselves on the issues. Don’t talk about Obama or about Congress, but specifically about your targeted politician. Make it personal, and get as much media attention as you can.

Here at FreedomWorks we have launched a major effort to derail plans to take over the U.S. health care system, starting with grassroots activity in key states with moderate senators or important committee members. You can read more about our strategy here, and take action by sending a letter to the editor, calling the targeted senators and sending emails to their chiefs of staff.

If we can convince senators Nelson (NE), Nelson (FL), Lincoln (AR) and Bayh (IN) to oppose government-run health care, and/or the trillions of dollars in new tax increases to pay for it, we have a shot at stopping this massive government takeover of the health insurance industry.