MoveOn endorses Obama, but does it matter?
Per Politico, Moveon endorses Obama after an online vote. With Moveon, it's not so much the value of their endorsement as their email/contact lists and their machinery.
And, per the WSJ blog, they're going to openly push for Obama. ,
I have a hunch that's not as valuable as it sounds. That effort will be targeting already highly politically active people who, I would bet, have already made their primary day plans.
But still, I'm sure he'd rather have it than not.
And, per the WSJ blog, they're going to openly push for Obama. ,
The group pledged to mobilize its members in the 22 states holding Democratic contests on Feb. 5. “MoveOn will immediately connect thousands of progressive activists into the Obama GOTV [get out the vote] volunteer operation,” they said, “It will also use the same cutting-edge computer-based phone program that made 7 million GOTV calls for Democrats in 2006 to allow MoveOn members to call other MoveOn members in Feb. 5 states and encourage them to vote for Obama.
I have a hunch that's not as valuable as it sounds. That effort will be targeting already highly politically active people who, I would bet, have already made their primary day plans.
But still, I'm sure he'd rather have it than not.
posted by mikevotes at
2:34 PM
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I don't see the MoveOn endorsement having much affect on the race. It's kind of like the Southern Baptist convention endorsing Huckabee... duh. It's not like MoveOn people are politically apathetic, nor or the lemmings.
I can't imagine this endorsement shifting anyone from Clinton to Obama.
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-epm, at 10:01 AM
That's kinda what I'm thinking.
Also because the window is so short.
By
mikevotes, at 10:08 AM
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