Obama Gets MoveOn.org Backing
Liberal activist group MoveOn.org threw its weight behind Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Friday after 70 percent of its members voted to endorse the Illinois senator. The group, which has 3.2 million members nationwide, said it would immediately begin mobilizing on his behalf in the run up to Super Tuesday.
MoveOn Executive Director Eli Pariser said the nation needs a president "who will bring to bear the strong leadership and vision required to end the war in Iraq, provide health care to every American, deal with our climate crisis, and restore America’s standing in the world. Obama has proved he can and will be that president."
The endorsement is the first time MoveOn has formally backed a candidate for president in the Democratic primary. Over the past year, MoveOn surveyed a rotating sample of 30,000 members each week to determine their membership’s preference for the pick.
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