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2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Hillary Clinton SNUBS MoveOn.org [View all]
Hillary Clinton declined to participate in a virtual presidential candidates forum hosted by MoveOn.org, snubbing one of the largest progressive groups that claims 8 million members. All three Democratic candidates were invited to participate in the forum, which involved the candidates answering questions submitted by MoveOn members via video, but only Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin OMalley agreed. Video of their answers was released Tuesday afternoon.Its a shame that Secretary Clinton declined to participate in the MoveOn member forum, said Anna Galland, the executive director of MoveOn.org Civic Action, in a statement to MSNBC. She missed an opportunity to speak directly to and energize the progressive base shell need in her corner not just to win the nomination but also the general election, if she is the partys nominee.
A Clinton spokesperson declined to comment. MoveOn and Clinton have a long and not always an amicable history. The group started in 1998 to fight the impeachment of her husband, former President Bill Clinton. In 2007, all eight candidates for the Democratic nomination, including Hillary Clinton, participated in the groups presidential forum. MoveOn ended up endorsing Barack Obama. Several months later, Clinton was recorded at a closed-door fundraiser complaining that MoveOn.org endorsed [Obama] which is like a gusher of money that never seems to slow down. She went on to say, they know I dont agree with them, and she warned the group would flood caucuses with activists, including some who intimidate people who actually show up to support me. Earlier this year, MoveOn worked to draft Sen. Elizabeth Warren into the 2016 Democratic presidential race, arguing she would be a better pick for the party than Clinton.
But if Clinton was worried about MoveOns gusher of money and ability to mobilize activists then, she clearly is not now. While MoveOn is still by far the largest group of its kind, its influence and spending power may have waned as other groups have moved into its space. Still, Democratic strategist Mike Lux, who has spent years in the progressive movement, said Clinton made an error in skipping the forum. I just think its a really bad mistake, he told MSNBC. Her biggest problem, I think, both in the primary and in the general is energizing the Democratic base.
Before this election is over, shes going to need not only their vote and shell get most of their votes, though some may stay home shes going to need their passion. Shes going to need them knocking on doors, donating money, talking to their friends, Lux said. Shes blowing that part of the base off, and with 8 million members, thats a lot of people.
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http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/hillary-clinton-snubs-moveon
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ironic, given that moveon originally was created to tell the GOP to "move on" from endlessly
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2015
#5
YES.Beat me to it. MoveOn was started as a movement to tell the GOP to Move(the fuck)ON from all the
kath
Nov 2015
#12
Yeah, because IIRC it was formed during the whole Monica Lewinsky deal.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2015
#76
LOL. Really? Well it might not be personal, because we know she doesn't like
rhett o rick
Nov 2015
#94
She just snubbed a group with 7 million members that was created to help her husband
jfern
Nov 2015
#19
This was her chance to debate other democrats running for the same job she is. Shouldn't she want
Vincardog
Nov 2015
#128
A lot of Progressives to risk alienating. Going to need a lot of independents to make up for it.
EndElectoral
Nov 2015
#42
HRC Is A Pawn Of the Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks That Pay For Her Campaign - HRC Is Not
cantbeserious
Nov 2015
#72
Seems an endorsement from Moveon.org would probably hurt more than help in the GE.
SunSeeker
Nov 2015
#136
Clinton: so self-centred that she is hellbent on throwing the election to the GOP.
Betty Karlson
Nov 2015
#81
I remember the Lincoln debacle. It was horrible and eye-opening as you say.
Betty Karlson
Nov 2015
#112
She's had good strategists before that have steered her wrong. I think this is one of those times.
Bubzer
Nov 2015
#109
Its nice to know that the Hillary Campaign feels that they can Throw Away thousands of votes.
bvar22
Nov 2015
#113
Hillary paid for this election, she's entitled to it. She owns the Democratic Party we are her
whereisjustice
Nov 2015
#131
There are so many other groups now. Colorofchange.org eg, is having enormous influence on local
sabrina 1
Nov 2015
#138