MoveOn Edorses Obama!

[Stephanie]

Just heard on MSNBC

[Dogmudgeon]

1. Take a number, please

Your post is #6.

No line-jumping.

--p!

[SoFlaJet]

2. They promised to endorse

the candidate that all of US members voted for...no surprise that MoveOn would endorse a true democrat instead of the new Joe LIEberman of the party-you know most hated dem who votes with republicans on important issues so as not to be thought of as weak on national defense

[stillcool]

3. Cool...I voted...

I'm sure many others on DU did as well.

[SoFlaJet]

4. Who'd you vote for

still cool?

[stillcool]

6. I voted for Obama.

[Jack Rabbit]

10. As did I

And I gave my reasons:

• Senator Obama would be less likely to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory than Senator Clinton;
• Whether it is right or wrong, many people will not give Senator Clinton a chance to heal the nation after eight years of Bush, but many of these same people are willing to be led by Obama;
• Senator Obama will not triangulate his war policy. The Iraq war cannot be triangulated to an end.

These are the reasons I believe Senator Obama would be a better candidate and a better president.

[stillcool]

22. The reason I gave was his record.

I think he sees things from the view of the bottom up, side to side, and from the top down.

[GalleryGod]

5. Smart. Strategic. Sensible.

And Team Obama just banked $32 Million in January !

[cloudythescribbler]

7. This could make a BIG difference if MoveOn decides to seriously mobilize!

[MediaBabe]

8. How? Will MoveOn mobilize against Clinton?

This is not why I support MoveOn. They used to be our voice against the Republicans and their abuses. Are they now going to use their influence to work against a Democrat?

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

It appears that way. They've become that against which they fought.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

9. And, they seem willing to throw 30% (by their caculation) of their constituency under the bus..

[Windy]

11. so they should base their endorsement upon 30% of their members?

And through the other 70% under the bus? Interesting take...

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

15. They should save their money and effort for the GE. Against a Republican instead of against someone

a large number of their paying hard earned money constituents support.

They haven't endorsed a Democratic candidate prior to the GE before. But, they seems vested in Obama, little did I know my money would go to one particular candidate instead of support in the GE.

But, hey, whatcha gonna do? If they don't need that 1/3 of their funds anymore, good on them.

[Guava Jelly]

12. good

:)

[suston96]

13. How did they vote? On line?

[SoFlaJet]

16. we were sent E-mails

and were asked well this...

Dear MoveOn Member,
We have a big decision to make. Yesterday, John Edwards left the race for president, leaving just two major Democratic candidates. And next Tuesday, over half of MoveOn's members will go to the polls in the biggest primary day in American history.


Right now, we have an opportunity to influence who our next president is—3.2 million MoveOn members together. When we surveyed over 200,000 MoveOn members yesterday to see if we should go forward with an endorsement process, a big majority said "yes."


So it's time to ask the question: Who should MoveOn endorse in the Democratic primary? If two-thirds of MoveOn members support one candidate, we'll campaign for that candidate together. Here's your ballot—vote today:

http://pol.moveon.org/2008/prezendorse/?id=12007-2924699-_j3Llt&t=343


The above link is your personal presidential endorsement ballot for the Democratic nomination—it can be used only by you. It's important to vote immediately. Voting lasts until 11 a.m. Eastern tomorrow—Friday, February 1st. Then the ballots are counted, and we'll announce whether anyone met the 2/3 threshold.


If we can agree on a candidate by tomorrow, our endorsement will give that candidate a significant boost going into Super Tuesday, just a few days away. In addition to mobilizing MoveOn members to vote, our endorsement would mean that we campaign actively, as a unified movement, to elect a candidate who will represent us.


Each week over the past year, randomly selected MoveOn members filled out a survey about which candidate they supported. For months, MoveOn members were divided among many candidates—and many of us were waiting to see who would take bold progressive positions on the issues. But with Edwards dropping out, it's down to just two major candidates. And especially with Super Tuesday right around the corner, many progressives are making up their minds. Now's the time we can band together to make a difference.


Here's how MoveOn's endorsement process works:

Everyone who is a MoveOn member as of noon Eastern on Wednesday, January 30th, and will be at least 18 years old by November 4th, 2008 gets one vote.
Voting lasts now through 11:00 a.m. Eastern tomorrow—Friday, February 1st. This will allow MoveOn to make an endorsement in time to make a difference on Super Tuesday.

MoveOn will only endorse a candidate if more than 2/3 of our members select that candidate. These are the same rules MoveOn has applied in contested Democratic congressional primaries. If MoveOn endorses a candidate, we will immediately start campaigning for that candidate.
If no candidate receives more than 2/3 of the votes cast, MoveOn will encourage members to vote and play an active role in the primary process, but will not endorse at this time.
We are taking extra security measures to protect the integrity of the vote. A random sampling of voters will get verification phone calls after voting. We've also ensured that each ballot is unique to one MoveOn member—so forwarding links will not allow more people to vote.

Click here to vote:
http://pol.moveon.org/2008/prezendorse/?id=12007-2924699-_j3Llt&t=344


2008 will be an exciting year. Together, we have an opportunity to make a big difference.


Thanks for all you do,

–Eli, Wes, Joan, Justin, Adam G., Adam R., Ilyse, Karin, Nita, Noah, Marika, Laura, Peter, Anna, Matt, Daniel, Carrie, Tanya, and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Thursday, January 31st, 2008

P.S. If you want more information about the candidates before voting, one good source is the Democratic debate on CNN tonight at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.

[suston96]

17. So the answer is yes, on line....Thanks.....nt

[Tarc]

14. Kinda ironic, but expected that they have such short-term memories

The organization that originally formed to get Congress to just give Clinton a censure for the Lewinsky nonsense and "move on" to real issues again, now decides to endorse the Flavor of the Week candidate. :eyes: More ironic is that Obama ducked the actual "condemn moveon's Petraeus ad" vote (though voted for a similar version of a condemnation moments earlier), while Hillary voted against the condemnation.

70% of moveon just showed the nation today that they ain't terribly bright.

[Clintonite]

18. Boy that will sure help him in the general election!!

[yardwork]

19. This was a big mistake on the part of MoveOn.

Why divide the Democrats right now?

[CyberPieHole]

20. I canceled my membership and wrote them why I was doing so...

Hillary stood up for MoveOn...Obama, once again, avoided taking a stance and did not vote. Let the Obama supporters support MoveOn...I won't continue to do so.

[Scurrilous]

21. K & R

:kick: