Category: Democrats

100k Signers Agree: No President Should Have “Absolute Immunity”

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Supreme Court holds oral arguments this week on twice-impeached and criminally indicted former President Donald Trump’s absurd legal argument that anyone who’s been president has “absolute immunity” from prosecution for any crimes they commit, nearly 100,000 people have signed MoveOn’s petition calling on the Supreme Court to rule against his appeal.  Said MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting, “Once again, Donald Trump is shamelessly looking for a bailout from the MAGA majority on the court. Nobody is above the law, and especially not Trump.…

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MoveOn-Endorsed Rep. Lee Wins PA-12 Primary Against MAGA Money

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Read about MoveOn’s endorsements in Axios and about our 2024 election plan here WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn-endorsed candidate Representative Summer Lee (PA-12) won her primary, overcoming millions in MAGA special-interest money. Rep. Lee, along with New Jersey Senate candidate Representative Andy Kim, were MoveOn’s first primary endorsements in 2024. Lee’s win is notable given the unprecedented dark-money spending against progressive candidates and incumbents this cycle.  “MoveOn members and PA-12 residents soundly rejected MAGA dark money by voting for Rep. Summer Lee, who has a strong track record of voting…

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MoveOn Statement on Arizona Enforcing 1864 Abortion Ban

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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

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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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ROUNDUP: Kennedy Presidential Campaign in Shambles

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Unstrategic Third-Party Bid Can’t Win, Will Only Hurt Biden WASHINGTON, D.C. – In only the last few days, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaign has faced a slew of challenges underscoring their deeply unstrategic and reckless third-party spoiler bid. From campaign officials admitting their primary goal is to reelect Trump to Kennedy’s vice presidential pick Nicole Shanahan failing to attend any public events, it’s clear that this disastrous campaign has no chance to win and could only serve as a spoiler. Here is a roundup of the latest chaos facing…

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MoveOn Statement: No Labels Abandons Reckless Third-Party Run

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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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