TV ads expose Senate hopefuls Ernst and McConnell’s ties to the Koch brothers
MoveOn has launched two 30-second TV ads featuring audio recordings of Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst and Senator Mitch McConnell — both caught on tape pandering to a room full of right-wing billionaires like Charles and David Koch. Ernst thanks the Koch brothers, crediting them with acting as the foundation of her political “trajectory.” Watch […]
TV ad exposes Mitch McConnell’s comment that campaign finance reform was ‘worst day’ of his life
MoveOn has launched a 30-second TV ad featuring audio of Republican Senator Mitch McConnell thanking the Koch brothers and telling them that the day a measure passed to get big money out of politics was the “worst day” of his political life. Watch here:
New TV ad exposes GOP Senate candidate’s Koch ties
MoveOn has launched a 30-second TV ad featuring audio of Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst thanking the Koch brothers and crediting them with being the reason for her political “trajectory.” Watch the new ad here:
MoveOn Reacts to Recordings of McConnell and GOP Senate Candidates From Secret Koch Retreat
Newly exposed recordings that show prominent Republican Senate candidates pandering to the Koch brothers could shake up key Senate races, according to MoveOn.org. The recordings, published this morning by The Nation and Huffington Post, provide a troubling, behind-the-scenes look at speeches by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and GOP Senate candidates Joni Ernst (IA), Cory Gardner […]
39,000 Hawai’i MoveOn Members Help Keep Social Security Expansion Champion Brian Schatz in the Senate
HONOLULU — After a multi-week grassroots effort led by volunteers in Hawai’i, MoveOn members helped mobilize thousands of voters for Senator Brian Schatz in the state’s Democratic primary. Schatz, who ran on a strong progressive platform and his track record in the Senate championing Social Security, won the Democratic nomination last night by 1,769 votes […]
8 things to know about the Iraq crisis
U.S. bombing strikes are now well under way in Iraq in a military mission that President Obama said could go on for months.1 U.S. military planes have also been delivering vital humanitarian assistance to civilians fleeing the violence, including Yazidis who were forced onto Iraq’s Mount Sinjar by ISIS militants laying siege on the mountain.2 MoveOn members across […]
MoveOn Reacts to Hillary Clinton’s Comments
Statement from Ilya Sheyman, Executive Director of MoveOn Political Action, in response to reported comments from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “Secretary Clinton, and any other person thinking about seeking the Democratic nomination in 2016, should think long and hard before embracing the same policies advocated by right-wing war hawks that got America into […]
We’re going into overtime in Hawai’i
There’s been a dramatic development in the most important Democratic Senate primary in the country. In the wake of a tropical storm, voters in Hawai’i went to the polls to choose between MoveOn-endorsed Sen. Brian Schatz—an Elizabeth Warren-style progressive—and his challenger, Colleen Hanabusa. But as of this morning, the race was too close to call. Sen. Schatz […]
MoveOn Statement on Iraq Airstrikes, Humanitarian Aid
Statement from Anna Galland, executive director of MoveOn.org Civic Action, in response to military airstrikes in Iraq today: News that the United States has once again used military force in Iraq, by launching airstrikes, is deeply disturbing—the risks of mission creep, unintended consequences, and incremental escalation are real and dangerous. After a decade of conflict, […]