Category: Democrats

How Does the U.S. Cabinet Work? What To Expect From Trump’s Cabinet Picks

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Trump has quickly chosen the people he wants to govern beside him with his Cabinet picks.  Some patterns have emerged in those picks. One is that many of his picks have Ivy League backgrounds. Another is that many of them have openly denied the results of the 2020 election.  While Trump’s picks may seem unconventional and scary, why do they matter? Here’s what the Cabinet does and why it matters in your daily life.    What Does the U.S. Cabinet Do? The Cabinet is made up of 15 leaders of…

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WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Third-Party Votes Only Help Trump

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action highlights opinion pieces from across the country highlighting the dangers of third-party candidates and encouraging voters to support Kamala Harris. The leaders lay out the risks that any vote for Jill Stein or another third-party candidate could pave the way for Donald Trump and his MAGA allies to enact their dangerous Project 2025 plan. In 2016, Stein’s vote totals in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin alone were enough to sink Hillary Clinton’s campaign. We cannot allow that to happen again. Read more below:  Butch…

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NEW AD: Future Forward, MoveOn, Working Families Party Launch Swing-State Push to Make Final Case That Harris Sides With Working People, Trump Doesn’t

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Watch the ad here WASHINGTON, D.C. – MoveOn Political Action, Working Families Party National PAC, and Future Forward (FF PAC) have a seven-figure swing-state digital ad campaign to run during the last week of the presidential campaign. The ad is airing in all seven battleground states, including Michigan and Pennsylvania, and the campaign will reach late-deciding, less political, working-class voters on streaming services and YouTube. The targets also include the third-party-curious voters that MoveOn has communicated to this entire cycle. The ad, “Backs,” delivers a pro-Harris message about Kamala Harris…

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Why A Second Trump Term Would Be Much More Dangerous Than His First

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Trump has a detailed plan.  Project 2025 contains more than 900 pages of detailed plans for unprecedented levels of deportation, nationwide abortion bans, and major setbacks for public health.   He would install Trump loyalists throughout the government. As detailed in Project 2025, Trump plans to fire tens of thousands of government officials and replace them with his own loyalists so he can do whatever he wants and not be stopped. If Donald Trump wins in November, he’d completely reshape every level of government to expand his power without any…

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MoveOn Slams Jill Stein’s VP for Opening the Door to a National Abortion Ban

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Watch the video here WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action slammed third-party spoiler Jill Stein and Butch Ware for opening the door to a national abortion ban. In an interview, Ware said, “Of course, there have to be limitations,” in response to a question about whether there should be limits on abortion, a position in sharp contrast to Vice President Kamala Harris, who does not believe in restricting reproductive freedom. “Jill Stein’s campaign has adopted Donald Trump’s anti-abortion platform outright, which will lead to a national ban on reproductive…

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MoveOn Statement on President Biden’s Historic Pardons

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WASHINGTON – In response to President Joe Biden commuting 1,500 sentences and granting 39 pardons in the biggest single-day act of clemency in modern history, MoveOn Civic Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement:  “MoveOn applauds President Biden for providing much-deserved second chances and correcting past injustices for those mistreated by a justice system that needs to be reformed to truly make our communities safe. These acts of clemency are a crucial and historic step. We call on the president to continue through the remainder of his term and…

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