Friday, February 1, 2008
MoveOn.org announced Friday that it will endorse Barack Obama for president, adding to the momentum that Obama hopes will carry him past Hillary Clinton.
The liberal group, with its 3.2 million members, is expected to provide a boost to the Illinois senator ahead of Super Tuesday. MoveOn said it has 1.7 million members in the states in which voters are going to the polls next week.
“Our members’ endorsement of Sen. Obama is a clear call for a new America at this critical moment in history. Seven years of the disastrous policies of the Bush administration have left the country desperate for change,” said Eli Pariser, the group’s executive director. “We need a president who will bring to bear the strong leadership and vision required to end the war in Iraq, provide healthcare to every American, deal with our climate crisis, and restore America’s standing in the world.”
MoveOn voters favored Obama over Clinton by 70 percent to 30 percent.
6 Comments
+ at 1:51 pm
This is huge! And, what a stunning defeat for Billary.
MoveOn is the most innovative progressive organization around.
Fired Up! Ready to Go!
+ at 1:57 pm
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Keep it up, Barack!
+ at 2:00 pm
SCORE!
+ at 2:11 pm
70% for Obama and 30% for Hillary? Not even a close endorsement — this is a landslide for Barack.
+ at 3:28 pm
I voted in that survery too, so they got 2/3 of the membership..YAY we have an endorsement. I admire move on for the way this conducted this survery..and am glad my vote counted.
+ at 6:30 pm
This is a surprise since Moveon is the brainchild of a former Clinton cabinet member.
Another bad one for Shillery.