Category: Democrats

ICYMI Petition Delivery: George Santos Must Resign or Be Expelled

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday morning, MoveOn, Make the Road Action, the Working Families Party, NY-3 constituents, and local activists gathered at Representative George Santos’s district office to deliver a MoveOn petition with over 100,000 signatures demanding he resign from office or be removed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.  Today’s event comes on the heels of recent public polling from Siena College that shows that nearly 4 in 5 residents in Santos’s district support his removal from office.  In an interview with Long Island Business News, MoveOn Executive Director Rahna…

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MoveOn: Removing Omar From Committee: Improper, Unwarranted, and Islamophobic

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Washington, D.C. – Statement from MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting on the improper and Islamophobic removal of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from her House Foreign Affairs Committee assignment as part of Kevin McCarthy’s corrupt bargain with MAGA: “Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans’ removal of Congresswoman Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee is improper, unwarranted, and Islamophobic. Republicans are obviously more interested in political revenge than in governing.  “It’s clear GOP leadership targeted Congresswoman Omar because of her identity and her background, and they ignored her record of service advancing a just…

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5k+ New Yorkers Answer Santos’s Resignation Challenge

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Washington, D.C. – Following the disturbing revelations that “Congressman” George Santos lied about his entire past to get himself elected to the House of Representatives, 50,000+ Americans, including over 5,000 New Yorkers and nearly 500 of his own constituents, have signed the MoveOn petition calling for his resignation.  In this video, Santos constituents spoke up about his lies and why he should resign.  We clearly know by now that George Santos has no respect for the truth but by remaining in office is proving that he has no respect for…

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What did we do in 2022? (Petitions Platform Edition)

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This year, millions of MoveOn members took direct action, and because of your efforts and support, we’ve been able to make progressive change at every level. Signing a petition might feel underwhelming when it comes to taking action on some of our biggest issues that directly impact our lives—from abortion rights, climate and LGBTQ+ rights to fighting for racial and economic justice—but we know when we come together, we can see direct policy change and inspire movements. Petition campaigns have been around for years, and starting a petition is one…

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What We Achieved Together in 2022

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What a year! With you and fellow MoveOn members, we were able to successfully prevent a MAGA Republican “red wave” and win essential elections while passing game-changing legislation—all in a political environment shaped by dark money, disinformation, and right-wing structural advantages. While it was a challenging year on many fronts, it was also one marked by historic achievements—many of which millions of MoveOn members helped make happen with our people-powered, grassroots work. We prevented a red wave, expanded the Democratic Senate majority, and elected governors and secretaries of state who…

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REPLAY: Celebs Survive “One Chip Challenge” to Fund GOTV Work for Warnock

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Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, MoveOn Political Action hosted a virtual celebrity “One Chip Challenge” event to raise money to fund get-out-the-vote (GOTV) efforts in the Georgia Senate runoff on December 6. During the #ChipInForGA livestream event, several celebrities took part in this viral internet challenge by trying to eat a single Paqui tortilla chip made with one of the hottest peppers on the planet, the Carolina Reaper. VIEW FULL REPLAY HERE & HIGHLIGHTS HERE ICYMI, here are some memorable moments from the event featuring Tom Colicchio, Andy Daly, Chelsea Handler,…

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