Tag: Elections
By MO Staff. Wednesday, June 24 2026
Establishment Politicians Are on Notice: Step Up or Step Aside NEW YORK—In response to recent primary contests in New York, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Katie Bethell released the following statement: “Voters are telling you what they think of the establishment of both political parties. And they are refusing to let their voices be silenced […]
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Elections | Organizing
By MO Staff. Tuesday, June 23 2026
Another primary win for people-powered campaigns over dark-money NEW YORK CITY – In response to Brad Lander winning his primary race to become the Democratic candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Katie Bethell released the following statement: “Brad Lander’s primary victory marks a triumph for grassroots, people-powered movements over […]
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Elections | Organizing
By MO Staff. Tuesday, June 9 2026
WASHINGTON – In response to Republicans approving a budget reconciliation bill to give the Department of Homeland Security $70 billion more in funding, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement: “In the same week that Speaker Mike Johnson promised to cut Social Security and Medicare if Republicans stay in power, […]
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Elections | Immigration
By MO Staff. Friday, June 5 2026
Populist candidate’s campaign continues to surge with voters DETROIT – In response to United Auto Workers (UAW) members announcing their endorsement of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in the Democratic primary contest for the U.S. Senate race in Michigan, MoveOn Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement: “UAW members see what MoveOn members see: Abdul […]
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Elections | Organizing
By MO Staff. Monday, June 1 2026
Taxpayers Should Never Pay the Tab for Insurrectionists’ Bucket Lists WASHINGTON – In response to news reports indicating the White House is revoking its plan with the IRS to create an unprecedented $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to reward President Trump’s allies after strong rebukes from multiple federal courts, Congressional members of both parties, and persistent […]
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Elections | Organizing
By MO Staff. Thursday, May 28 2026
Progressive group sees trust building, affordability, electing populist fighters as key to winning back 2024 “skippers” and gaining back power WASHINGTON – As reported in Politico today, MoveOn Political Action announced the launch of its $27 million election program to win big in the midterms, stop President Trump’s unchecked power, and rebuild trust with more […]
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Elections | Organizing
By MO Staff. Friday, May 8 2026
VIRGINIA – In response to the Supreme Court of Virginia striking down Virginians’ voting to redraw the state’s congressional map, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement: “Virginians voted to level the playing field against Republican efforts to avoid accountability at the ballot box. And now a court is silencing […]
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Democracy | Elections | voting rights
By MO Staff. Wednesday, April 22 2026
VIRGINIA – In response to Virginians overwhelmingly voting to redraw the state’s congressional map, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement. “Once again, the people have blunted President Trump and Republicans’ unprecedented power grab to pick their voters in the midterms. Virginians went to the ballot box to stop Republican […]
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Democracy | Elections | In the News
By MoveOn. Thursday, January 16 2025
Trump has quickly chosen the people he wants to govern beside him with his Cabinet picks. Some patterns have emerged in those picks. One is that many of his picks have Ivy League backgrounds. Another is that many of them have openly denied the results of the 2020 election. While Trump’s picks may seem unconventional […]
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Democracy | Elections | LGBTQ+ Rights
By MoveOn. Tuesday, November 19 2024
MoveOn’s 2024 Election Program launched during our 25th Anniversary Summit in October of 2023—the earliest MoveOn had ever launched an election program. From the very beginning, we understood the challenges of engaging a complex electorate. That’s why we set out to engage 1.5 million targeted voters in 65 House and Senate districts and 13 key […]
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Candidates | Democracy | Elections