MoveOn: Obama Outperformed expectations and Hillary in Super Tuesday

[stevenleser]

Dear MoveOn member,
Just two weeks ago, Barack Obama was down 20 points in national polls. One week ago, newspapers had headlines like, "For Obama, it's all uphill to Super Tuesday" and reported Obama was leading in only three states.1 Last night, Obama won 13 of 21 states and a majority of delegates up for grabs.2

This happened because of an amazing grassroots movement—including MoveOn members across the country who voted overwhelmingly to endorse Obama and then made phone calls, sent emails to their friends, and volunteered on the ground this past week. (By the way, if you'd rather not receive emails about MoveOn's work in the Democratic primary, please click here.)
We need to keep that surge of momentum going as the race moves to 7 more contests in the next week. Obama will have to ramp up his campaign in states that haven't had much focus until now. That will take money—fast. MoveOn members can help.

If you support Barack Obama, if you're inspired by this grassroots movement, if you're excited by results this morning that seemed impossible a couple weeks ago—please make a contribution to his campaign. Click here to contribute:

http://pol.moveon.org/give/supertue.html?id=12061-8047269-tkw5A5&t=423

Whether it's $5 or $50—or $500—every bit makes a difference in a race this tight. Why give through MoveOn? So Obama knows that progressives have his back as he pushes to unify the country around a progressive agenda—an agenda we'll push hard to enact when he's in the White House.

Over the past 4 days, it's been amazing to watch MoveOn members swing into action. On Saturday, we launched the Obama Endorse-O-Thon with a goal of 25,000 personal emails to friends and family about Obama. MoveOn members sent nearly half a million! Meanwhile, MoveOn members in Super Tuesday states volunteered on-the-ground in the critical final days. And the rest of us did our part by using MoveOn's Call for Change phone program to get out the vote for Obama.

We will continue our people-powered activism to help elect Obama, because we've seen what a grassroots movement can do. Just consider:

In Alabama, less than two weeks ago, Obama was down by 15 points. Last night, he won.
In Connecticut, on January 20, Obama was down 41-27. He won that state, too.
In Missouri, less than two weeks ago, Obama was down 19 points. But last night, after many of the networks had already called it for Clinton—Obama won.
Obama holds the lead on delegates elected to the National Convention.3

The Washington Post summed it up: "Obama fared better in the 22-state crush than appeared possible a couple weeks ago, when he was...facing the prospect of having to compete in a slew of states against a better-known candidate with widespread establishment backing."4

We need to keep Obama's momentum going. The best thing we can do today is help him bolster his campaign in the next several contests. Can you chip in today? Click here to contribute to Obama:

http://pol.moveon.org/give/supertue.html?id=12061-8047269-tkw5A5&t=424


Thanks for all you do.

–Adam G., Nita, Adam R., Justin, and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008


Sources:


1. Gallup Daily: Tracking Election 2008, Gallup, February 2, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3377&id=12061-8047269-tkw5A5&t=427

"For Obama, it's all uphill to Super Tuesday," Orlando Sentinel, January 30, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3392&id=12061-8047269-tkw5A5&t=428

"Obama, Clinton trade victories, McCain wins Calif., other big states," Associated Press story at OrlandoSentinel.com, February 6, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3393&id=12061-8047269-tkw5A5&t=429

2. "Clinton and Obama Trade Victories," Washington Post, February 6, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3391&id=12061-8047269-tkw5A5&t=430

Democratic voter-elected delegate count, Time.com
http://thepage.time.com/obama-delegate-count/

3. Alabama Democratic Presidential Primary, Rasmussen Reports, February 2, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3395&id=12061-8047269-tkw5A5&t=432

"Connecticut Favorites; It's Clinton And McCain By Big Margins, Poll Says," Hartford Courant, January 20, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3396&id=12061-8047269-tkw5A5&t=433

Missouri Democratic Presidential Primary, Rasmussen Reports, February 2, 2008
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3397&id=12061-8047269-tkw5A5&t=434

Democratic voter-elected delegate count, Time.com
http://thepage.time.com/obama-delegate-count/

4. "On a Mission to Translate Belief Into Reality," Washington Post, February 6, 2007
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3394&id=12061-8047269-tkw5A5&t=435


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[joeybee12]

1. They sure as hell ain't getting my money...

...I'll give it to a progressive organization that supports a progressive, not some snake-oil-salesman whose grasp of the issues is braeth-takingly inept.

[oasis]

2. That organization has had its "15 Minutes". It's time for them to move on. (eom).

[Whisp]

3. sweetness! nt

[pstans]

4. MoveOn is great

MoveOn is great and their oranizing tools help move progressive ideas forward.