Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [POLITICS] MoveOn Members Endorse Obama (fwd)

[Stephen Montgomery-Smith <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Still, it is gratifying to see that at least they have some taste.

Vern Green wrote:
> Nothing surprising there...
>
> On Feb 1, 2008 1:33 PM, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED 
> <mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED>> wrote:
>
>     MoveOn.org asked MoveOn members to choose a candidate.  They said that
>     MoveOn.org would endorse any candidate that received more than 2/3
>     support
>     from MoveOn members.  Obama got 70.4% and MoveOn is now endorsing Obama
>     for President.  --Mike
>
>
>     ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>     Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:51:20 -0800
>     From: "Eli Pariser, MoveOn.org Political Action"
>     <EMAIL:PROTECTED <mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED>>
>     To: Michael B. Miller
>     Subject: MoveOn Members Endorse Obama
>
>     Vote results
>
>     Obama:   197,444 70.4%
>     Clinton: 83,084  29.6%
>
>     Dear MoveOn member,
>
>     With hundreds of thousands of ballots cast across the country, for the
>     first time in MoveOn's history, we've voted together to endorse a
>     presidential candidate in the primary. That candidate is Barack Obama.
>
>     Something big is clearly happening. A few weeks ago, MoveOn members we
>     surveyed were split. But with John Edwards bowing out, progressives are
>     coming together. Obama won over 70% of the vote yesterday, and he's
>     moving
>     up in polls nationwide.1 As comments poured in from MoveOn members
>     across
>     the country, the sense of hope was inspiring. Here's how Christine Y. in
>     New Jersey put it:
>
>     "I've never felt so strongly about any one candidate in my entire life.
>     He's truly an inspiration to all of us--especially the younger
>     generation.
>     I will stand by him 100% for as long as he's willing to stand up and
>     fight
>     for this country!"
>
>     What does MoveOn's endorsement mean? People-power. Together, we are 3.2
>     million Americans who care about our country and want change. Half of us
>     live in states with primaries or caucuses this coming "Super Tuesday."
>
>     [snip]
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