Tag: MoveOn

MoveOn to Corporations: You Can’t Buy a Senate Seat

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As $ 61 million in dark money pours in to support the Stevens campaign, grassroots group helps GOTV for El-Sayed; launches mailers, digital ads, phone banks, billboards, canvassing to expose the corporate cash flying around her campaign.  DETROIT – In the final home stretch of the most-watched Senate primary race of the cycle, MoveOn Political Action is redoubling its grassroots get-out-the-vote effort for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed as the Democratic nominee for the open U.S. Senate seat.  Ahead of the August 4 primary, MoveOn is launching billboards, a digital ad targeting…

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MoveOn Expands House Targets to Flip the House and Help Dems Deliver on Affordability

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Rolls out endorsements in NC-11, ME-2, MI-4, and TX-23 to build a bluer wall against Trump’s anti-voter power plays  WASHINGTON —Today, MoveOn Political Action announced it will expand its targets in the midterm elections with the aim of flipping four more House seats with candidates who will build an even stronger line of defense against President Trump’s power grabs and will be laser focused on lowering costs once elected.  To ensure a robust victory for Democrats as they take back control of the House of Representatives, the group is rolling…

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MoveOn: Senate Should End Blanche’s Nomination, Not Just Delay It

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the Senate Judiciary Committee postponing its vote on Trump’s unqualified personal lawyer Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement: “Todd Blanche’s nomination is stalled because his record is corrupt and indefensible. He has spent his career proving that there is no legal principle he will not bend and no institution he will not compromise in service of Donald Trump. His blind loyalty, willingness to use the justice system to protect the president, and…

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MoveOn Rescinds Planned Endorsement of Rep. Adam Gray Following Vote for Trump’s Anti-voter Agenda

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Rep. Gray was one of only six House Democrats to support the NDAA package after Republican leaders attached the SAVE America Act Read at NBC News HERE Washington, D.C. – As reported by NBC News, MoveOn pulled back plans to endorse Representative Adam Gray for reelection following his vote for the National Defense Authorization Act, which included the anti-voter SAVE America Act. Rep. Gray was one of only six House Democrats to support the package, which passed the House by a 216–212 vote on Wednesday. “Despite the previous stated intention…

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MoveOn: Where Activism Grows With You

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Congratulations! You’ve just finished our Organizing 101 series. You’ve taken your outrage at the state of the world and started to turn it into action. You should be proud of yourself. That’s how positive change in the world happens. You learned the importance of relationships, vulnerability, and openness when it comes to organizing. You’ve learned that the backbone of all organizing comes from relationships; from talking to people one on one and one to many. Relationships are how we create and sustain collective power, and you’ll never go wrong listening…

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MoveOn Drops Endorsement of Graham Platner After Disturbing Allegations

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PORTLAND, ME – In response to the sexual assault allegations reported in Politico against U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Katie Bethell released the following statement: “The allegations of sexual assault that have been raised about Graham Platner are serious and credible. It is important that we all listen when victims courageously share their stories.  “Platner promised the people of Maine that he’d disclosed everything they needed to know about his past, and that is clearly not true. We  surveyed our Maine membership, and he no…

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