By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, May 3 2016
Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action, had the following response to Bernie Sanders’ win in the Indiana Democratic Primary this evening: Tonight’s victory for Bernie Sanders provides more evidence that his ideas are the future of the Democratic Party. If Democrats want to ensure victory in November it’s imperative that they embrace Bernie […]
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Elections
By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, May 3 2016
MoveOn members will work to ensure country reject’s Trump’s authoritarianism and hate.
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Candidates | Elections
By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, April 27 2016
Last night, hate-fueled candidate Donald Trump overwhelmingly won the primary elections in five different states. Now, he is 284 delegates away from being the Republican nominee for president.1 How does this keep happening? Amy Goodman, producer of “Democracy Now!,” recently sat down with AJ+ to explain the media’s role in this election. See the segment below: […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, April 26 2016
Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action, had the following response to Donald Trump’s sweeping wins in the Republican primaries today in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania: “The Republican Party’s effort to ‘stop Trump’ seems to be as successful as their efforts to pass a budget in Washington or replace Obamacare. It […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, April 21 2016
Last week we sat down with Robert Reich, former labor secretary and close ally to MoveOn.org. He discussed a wide range of pressing issues, from presidential politics to banking reform, in an interview exclusively for MoveOn.org members. MoveOn: Let’s start with the Supreme Court fiasco. Do you see any scenario in which Merrick Garland might […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, April 19 2016
Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action, had the following response to Donald Trump’s win in the New York Republican Primary this evening: “What is clear now is that the Republican Party seems to be on a path to nominate a candidate whose campaign has been built on racism, immigrant-bashing, woman-bashing, and hateful rhetoric […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Monday, April 18 2016
Earlier this week, Senator Chuck Grassley sat down for a breakfast meeting with President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, simply to reiterate his opposition to Merrick Garland (awkward). At this meeting, Sen. Grassley regurgitated Republican talking points that have no basis in the Constitution or reality. Here are the 7 things Senator Grassley actually […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, April 14 2016
Senate Republicans’ refusal to give nominee Merrick Garland fair hearings and an up-or-down vote will have cost American taxpayers nearly $87 million by Tax Day. A major digital campaign launched today by MoveOn.org Civic Action, Organizing for Action (OFA), and Americans United for Change (AUFC), along with other leading national grassroots organizations, shows that Senate […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, April 13 2016
On April 13, 2016, outside the U.S. Supreme Court, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus joined with working Americans to call on Senate Republicans to do their job and hold hearings and an up-or-down vote on President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Chief Judge Merrick Garland. The rally was organized by People For the American Way […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Monday, April 11 2016
Over the weekend, Senator Patrick Leahy clarified his position on superdelegates and the race to be the Democratic nominee for President, saying that while he personally supports Secretary Clinton, his delegate vote will go to the candidate with the most pledged delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this summer. Ilya Sheyman, executive director […]
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