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ICYMI: Rahna Epting Sounds the Alarm on Third-Party Presidential Threat to NYT

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting was quoted in a piece from The New York Times, sounding the alarm on how third-party candidates pose a clear and present danger to Vice President Kamala Harris’s election efforts in the final stretch of the campaign. The piece also covers MoveOn’s efforts to mitigate third-party spoilers, which have already torpedoed No Label’s’ GOP-funded bid and helped drive Robert F. Kennedy Jr. out of the race. Epting relayed that the stakes are sky-high. She said, “The presidential race could…

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ICYMI: Zombie RFK Jr. and the Third-Party Bogey-Candidates Are Still Scaring Dems

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As we get closer to Election Day, MoveOn Political Action and Third Way are anchoring a broad, cross-ideological coalition to warn Democrats and educate voters on the dangers that third-party candidates could have on the election.  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may have dropped out, but he remains on the ballot in roughly two dozen states, including in Michigan and Wisconsin. Jill Stein’s vote totals in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin were enough to cost Hillary Clinton the election in 2016 and hand the White House to Donald Trump.…

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ICYMI: New York Times and NBC News Report Skyrocketing Demand for MoveOn’s “Trump is a Felon” Stickers

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As reported last night in The New York Times and on NBC News, MoveOn Political Action has taken orders for more than 50,000 “Trump is a Felon” stickers and counting—a request rate of ten times more than what the group’s membership has made in recent years. In just the first 10 minutes after the former president was found guilty on all 34 counts, more than 10,000 stickers were ordered. Less than three hours later, demand had surpassed 25,000 orders.  The extremely high demand underscores that the Democratic…

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ICYMI: USA Today: “No Labels tells me they don’t want to be a 2024 election spoiler. It’s time to prove it.”

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Rahna Epting: “They’re inconsistent. They’re unclear. The math doesn’t add up.”  READ THE STORY HERE Washington, D.C. – A new piece from USA Today highlights No Labels’ third-party campaign, supported by dark money and a secret nomination process that is nearly universally believed to be a spoiler effort to reelect Trump.  “They are contradicting themselves regularly,” MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting says in the story. “They’re inconsistent. They’re unclear. The math doesn’t add up. The facts don’t add up to what they say they intend to do. And…

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ICYMI: Martin Sheen, Sister Helen Prejean on the Fight to Save Ivan Cantu

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Advocates Seek Delay in 2/28 Execution With Evidence of Possible Wrongful Conviction WATCH FULL REPLAY Washington, D.C. — Today, MoveOn hosted a press call featuring key advocates—including lead anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean and actor Martin Sheen—who are campaigning to delay an execution of Ivan Cantu. Prejean and fellow activists will deliver remarks and a petition hosted by MoveOn with 60,000 signatures and counting to Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis and the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals that requests a delay of Cantu’s February 28 scheduled execution.  A…

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ICYMI: Campaign Finance Watchdogs Threaten No Labels With Lawsuit

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Washington, D.C. – HuffPost reports that a coalition of campaign finance watchdogs and pro-democracy organizations are prepared to take legal action against No Labels if the right-wing, billionaire-backed organization continues to ignore calls to disclose their dark money donors. A letter sent to No Labels noted their ongoing refusal to follow the same rules of every other political party and disclose the special interests and wealthy donors who are funding their operation. The letter was signed by nine organizations, including End Citizens United, Public Citizen, Black Voters Matter, Campaign Legal…

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