MoveOn Statement on Arizona Enforcing 1864 Abortion Ban

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the Arizona Supreme Court’s ruling siding with Arizona Republicans on a 160-year-old, near-total abortion ban that fails to protect people even when their health is at risk, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement:  “Yesterday, Donald Trump said states should decide on abortion bans. Today, Arizona used a law from 1864 to ban nearly all abortions. This is the Republican plan. This is Donald Trump’s plan. They can’t run from it. They can’t hide from it. And they can’t lie…

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MoveOn to Kennedy Jr.: Tell Your Super PACs to Give Back All the MAGA Money

NYT: “Trump Allies Have a Plan to Hurt Biden’s Chances: Elevate Outsider Candidates” WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to New York Times reporting outlining how Donald Trump’s allies are investing in third-party presidential candidates, such as Robert Kennedy Jr., to swing the election against President Biden, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne release the following statement:  “Trump and his MAGA dark money crowd are not fooling anybody. It’s clear as day that Robert Kennedy Jr. is a Trojan horse for the Trump campaign. Here’s an idea: How about…

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MoveOn Statement: No Labels Abandons Reckless Third-Party Run

Washington, D.C. – In response to reporting that No Labels will announce on Monday that they are finally abandoning their efforts to run a spoiler third-party presidential ticket, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement: “Millions of Americans are relieved that No Labels finally decided to do the right thing to keep Donald Trump out of the White House. Now, it’s time for Robert Kennedy Junior to see the writing on the wall that no third-party has a path forward to winning the presidency. We must…

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MoveOn Statement on No Labels’ Supporting Anti-Abortion Extremist Frank LaRose

Washington, D.C. – Following the announcement that No Labels is supporting Republican anti-abortion extremist Frank LaRose in the Ohio Senate Republican primary, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: “If you’re fielding notorious anti-abortion Republicans, you aren’t serious about finding a middle ground. But we already knew that.” ### MoveOn is celebrating 25 years of people-powered progress this year. For more than a generation, MoveOn has built independent political power and mobilized the left to elect Democrats and enact progressive change. MoveOn is a bulwark against…

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MoveOn Statement on Nicole Shanahan, RFK Jr’s Expected VP Running Mate

Washington, D.C. – In response to conspiracy theorist Robert Kennedy Jr.’s announcement that Nicole Shanahan will serve as his vice presidential running mate in his dangerous, spoiler, third-party presidential bid, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement: “Let’s be 100% clear: Robert Kennedy Jr. will not be president. He has no path to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win. And adding Nicole Shanahan to the ticket doesn’t change that equation. “All Kennedy and Shanahan can do is be spoilers and help hand the keys to the…

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Axios: MoveOn Endorses Summer Lee and Andy Kim in First Congressional Endorsements

Read the Axios story here and 2024 election memo here Washington, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action announced its endorsements of Representative Summer Lee (PA-12) for reelection and Representative Andy Kim for the New Jersey U.S. Senate seat. These are the group’s first primary endorsements in 2024. As The New York Times reported in January, MoveOn launched its $ 32+ million 2024 election program to mobilize millions of young surge voters to protect our freedoms and our democracy from Donald Trump and MAGA extremists. MoveOn is focusing on working to…

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