Bernie Wins Move On Poll by Widest Margin in History

[n2doc]

By Ilya Sheyman, Executive Director, MoveOn.org Political Action

With a record-setting 78.6 percent of 340,665 votes cast by the MoveOn membership, Senator Bernie Sanders has won MoveOn.org Political Action’s endorsement for president with the largest total and widest margin in MoveOn history.

MoveOn.org only endorses candidates based on votes by our members. Our only previous presidential endorsement during a Democratic primary was for Barack Obama, in early 2008. In 2004, no Democratic candidate reached the threshold for an endorsement.
Here are 5 of the top reasons MoveOn members support Bernie and will mobilize to get out the vote on his behalf in Iowa, New Hampshire, and other crucial early states.

1. Bernie’s lifelong commitment to standing up to corporate and 1% interests to fight for an economy where everyone has a fair shot.
“His refusal to accept the status quo of the wealthiest Americans using their power to influence politicians matters to me. If we’re going to push back against the rising oligarchy in our country, we need people like Bernie Sanders representing us in government.”

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[Scuba]

1. Hillary's fans here are in for some very unpleasant surprises as the primaries unfold.

[SoapBox]

12. Absolutely agree Scuba.

And a big Go Bernie Go!

[Ed Suspicious]

2. That's fucking amazing! I was a bit worried about this one. The Hillarys almost had me believing

that online polling was suspect. Well, the bottom line is they didn't put in the work to secure this awesome endorsement that was there for the taking. They had every opportunity. Hillary supporters didn't get out the vote.

[SmittynMo]

5. I don't blame the supporters

Her supporters have blinders on. I blame the source. She's an oligarch. Did you think she'd change? How was she to cover up Wall Street, lack of support for single payer healthcare, etc....... The list goes on and on.

The is no comparison between the two. Bernie's plans are superior.

[Art_from_Ark]

3. A real vote from the membership

And we members have spoken

[SamKnause]

4. n/t

FEEL THE BERN

[BeanMusical]

6. Kick and R

[fredamae]

7. This is what a

Grass Roots...We, the People---Of the people, By the people, For The People campaign really is?
This is what "they" said democracy is....
This kinda feels like "we" matter a little bit lol

I think I like it Wooooooot!

[cantbeserious]

8. When We Stand Together - No Citizen Need Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go

eom

[merrily]

9. Oh, that's only an internet poll, so it doesn't count. I explained all this once before.

Somehow, Bernie supporters got control of the internet so that supporters of other candidates simply cannot vote in internet polls. That's why Bernie keeps winning them. http://www.democraticunderground.com/128083341

Means nothing. Move along now.

[Robbins]

10. It's funny

Move on was started as opposition to impeachment and now by landslide they are rejecting Clinton for bernie.

Move on members are very anti-war.

I wasn't worried about winning.

outside of landline telephone MSM surverys you don't see much enthusim for clinton

i don't dispute there are voters out there very detminded to vote for her but you don't see a lot of evidance of it outside of some people try to convince to vote for bernie

any online poll they can't seem to bother to vote in.they will critze bernie supporters for being organized enough to vote online lol

clinton at best gets 400 to 600 at rallys.while bernie gets over 2,000 regulry for his rallys

if you remember back in 2007/2008 Obama did too kill on internet support and get crowds.

[Enthusiast]

16. Move On members believe war should be a last resort.

[Robbins]

18. I know

Move on oppessed the surge In Iraq.Clinton reportly said privatly she supported it but had to oppose it publicly because of the primarys.

[karynnj]

19. Interesting that both their two endorsements were against Clinton - and they did NOT endorse against

Kerry. The antiwar fervor in 2003/2004 was at its height.

This suggests that either many Move on members were supporting Kerry, in spite of his vote based on who he was or that that team did the work to drum up votes. (I would guess that unlikely because the internet was far less mainstream then and Jordan, the campaign manager who was fired in I think November 2003, was publicly skeptical that the internet was a valuable tool. )

[LiberalElite]

11. Thank u gd or whoever is up there!

I was afraid to look.

[Duval]

13. I voted and am proud to be a MoveOn member.

[Uncle Joe]

14. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, n2doc.

[Gregorian]

15. Woo hoo! America, you've surprised me. There's life in this thing!

[Rider3]

17. We can do this!

We need to get Bernie in the Oval Office. Spread the word!

[JonLeibowitz]

20. In classic NY Times dismissive snark, go w/ title "MoveOn Site Puts Its Backing Behind Bernie.."

Site??? How about 7 million member movement?

NY Times is showing their colors yet again.