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THIRD-PARTY WATCH: Growing Chorus of Voices Warn of Third-Party Threat

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, MoveOn Political Action spotlights the growing chorus of voices raising the alarm on how third-party presidential candidates could damage Democratic chances again in 2024. Pete Rothpletz of The New Republic points out that Jill Stein has made the Green Party even worse off than it was before. Echoing an earlier critique by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rothpletz points out that Stein has done next to nothing to build the party over the years, nor is she focused on actually achieving long-term progressive power:  “This meager coalition can’t possibly…

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The federal workforce is growing, as House appropriators consider agency spending cuts

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With a net gain of more than 80,000 civilian employees during fiscal 2023, the federal workforce posted yet another year of growth. Between 2019 and 2023, more than 140,000 employees joined the civil service, an increase of about 7%, according to data that the non-partisan, non-profit Partnership for Public Service compiled and released this week. The majority of the growth in the past couple of years occurred in 2023 alone — the federal workforce grew by 4% in just that one year, the Partnership said. The latest increase brings the…

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MoveOn: Manchin Joins Growing List of Candidates Rejecting No Labels

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Manchin: “I am not going to be a … spoiler, whatever you want to call it. I just don’t think it’s the right time.” Washington, D.C. – In response to news that Senator Joe Manchin will not run as a spoiler ticket for president on the No Labels ballot line, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement: “Joe Manchin is the latest politician to say no thanks to No Labels. He knows what is painfully clear to anyone paying attention: No Labels has no path…

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MoveOn Members Join Growing Push for Ceasefire in Israel and Palestine

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Washington, D.C. – Today, MoveOn members are expanding their call for a ceasefire amid the escalating violence in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. As part of the effort, MoveOn members—along with progressive partner organizations—are planning a Call-In Day of Action on Thursday, November 2, 2023, to urge the Biden administration and members of Congress to use their power to call for a ceasefire. The Day of Action will include calls to members of Congress from MoveOn members, as well as other tactics to urge for an end to the increasing…

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China’s ‘Malign Influence’ Growing, but Not Being Countered, Texas Lawmaker Warns

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“China’s malign influence is growing exponentially, and its encroachment into the Western Hemisphere poses a clear and present danger,” Rep. Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said at a hearing Wednesday. “Now is the time to act and address this with the seriousness it deserves,” McCaul, R-Texas, said at the hearing, “Assessing U.S. Efforts to Counter China’s Coercive Belt and Road Diplomacy.” “We need a whole-of-government approach, including a concerted effort among the State Department, the Commerce Department, the Development Finance Corporation to successfully counter [the…

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America Is Growing Apart, Possibly for Good

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It may be time to stop talking about “red” and “blue” America. That’s the provocative conclusion of Michael Podhorzer, a longtime political strategist for labor unions and the chair of the Analyst Institute, a collaborative of progressive groups that studies elections. In a private newsletter that he writes for a small group of activists, Podhorzer recently laid out a detailed case for thinking of the two blocs as fundamentally different nations uneasily sharing the same geographic space. “When we think about the United States, we make the essential error of…

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