MoveOn Endorses Obama, Pledges to Mobilize on Feb. 5
(Fox News) - Controversial liberal advocacy group MoveOn voted to endorse Barack Obama Friday, pledging to mobilize 1.7 million members in Super Tuesday states on behalf of the Illinois senator.
It was the first time the group’s members ever voted to endorse a presidential candidate in a primary. MoveOn.org Political Action members hosted an Internet poll after John Edwards left the Democratic race Wednesday, and the majority of its surveyed members thought it was time to give an endorsement. The final vote favored Obama over Hillary Clinton by 70 to 30 percent.
Obama and MoveOn have both been vocal opponents of the Iraq war, and MoveOn.org executive director Eli Pariser said Obama is the best candidate to end the war, provide universal health care, address global warming and “change business as usual in Washington.”
It was the first time the group’s members ever voted to endorse a presidential candidate in a primary. MoveOn.org Political Action members hosted an Internet poll after John Edwards left the Democratic race Wednesday, and the majority of its surveyed members thought it was time to give an endorsement. The final vote favored Obama over Hillary Clinton by 70 to 30 percent.
Obama and MoveOn have both been vocal opponents of the Iraq war, and MoveOn.org executive director Eli Pariser said Obama is the best candidate to end the war, provide universal health care, address global warming and “change business as usual in Washington.”
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