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azurnoir

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61. No but their funding comes from that
Wed Jun 8, 2016, 05:50 PM
Jun 2016

guess they didn't want to bite the hand that's feeds so to speak

MoveOn is funded in large part by George Soros who supports Hillary Hillary Clinton - simple survival really

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MoveOn says Clinton should be nominee [View all] Cali_Democrat Jun 2016 OP
This is probably the biggest blow of all to him. MADem Jun 2016 #1
There's an eye for irony. JohnnyRingo Jun 2016 #17
Actually Moveon elites decided to say this after 70 percent on the site voted to endorse him DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #26
Oh so now MoveOn's leadership is the elite Establishment? SunSeeker Jun 2016 #27
If they make a statement contradictory to their members ideals w/o taking a vote, DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #29
So refusing to accept math is a member ideal? SunSeeker Jun 2016 #30
70% of their membership voted to endorse sanders. DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #32
You do realize endorsing Sanders and believing in math are not mutually exclusive, right? SunSeeker Jun 2016 #43
The math shows Sanders has a clear majority where primaries were open to independants and greens DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #46
This was the Dem primary, not the Green primary. The Greens have a closed primary. SunSeeker Jun 2016 #56
Thats an online survey, and doesn't even mention the fact that reuters faithfull readers DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #57
Reuters "tend to lead left"? SunSeeker Jun 2016 #58
Reuters faithful readers lean left.....as does the paper. DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #59
Virtually all the polls show Clinton's lead widening. SunSeeker Jun 2016 #60
What does "lead left" even mean? REUTERS is an International Agency w/a FRENCH focus, fwiw.... MADem Jun 2016 #68
By left I generally mean neutral, like NPR. DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #69
Well, poor old NPR has been leaning right ever since GW BUSH seeded the management with MADem Jun 2016 #70
NPR has always been pro-business......Just like the democrats who voted for the bailout DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #71
No, that shift happened very clearly during the Bush years when they removed a lot of MADem Jun 2016 #72
oh i don't doubt it DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #73
Reuters isn't a paper. It's a wire service. Politicub Jun 2016 #75
Reuters is an international news agency, calling it a paper just shows my age. DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #77
To bad this was the DEMOCRATIC Party Nomination, huh? boston bean Jun 2016 #74
No but their funding comes from that azurnoir Jun 2016 #61
Now Move on is Establishment? I'm laughing my ass off...nt msanthrope Jun 2016 #31
The site owners are being elitist when they decide to endorse Hillary DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #33
Okay.....this might be funny if it weren't so sad. nt msanthrope Jun 2016 #34
It's neither funny or sad, it's enraging DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #35
Imagine....Democrats supporting Democrats. See you at the meetings, with the Party elite. nt msanthrope Jun 2016 #36
Bernie has voted more along those lines than Hillary, Iraq and all ya know DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #39
Okay...see you at the meetings. nt msanthrope Jun 2016 #40
An Anonymous endorsement? OilemFirchen Jun 2016 #47
Generally when they get pissed theres a leak.....so was there a leak? DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #49
Okay. OilemFirchen Jun 2016 #50
LOL! MADem Jun 2016 #67
True... MrMickeysMom Jun 2016 #78
its not a blow at all, but he is responsible to his followers, not media honking larkrake Jun 2016 #54
It's their choice they get to live with the repercussions SusanLarson Jun 2016 #2
Reality hurts Action_Patrol Jun 2016 #6
Susan, many Bernie supporters are willing to deal with the reality that the majority of Nitram Jun 2016 #9
So, you speak for all Bernie supporters? TwilightZone Jun 2016 #14
Why? Because it remained consistent on its insistence that the winner should be pnwmom Jun 2016 #19
Sometimes you just lose Boomer Jun 2016 #22
I fail to see the downside of this. (n/t) OilemFirchen Jun 2016 #52
Nate Silver: "Hillary Clinton Will Be Nominated Because More Democrats Are Voting For Her" Tarheel_Dem Jun 2016 #62
Reality dynamo99 Jun 2016 #64
Do they rule us? scscholar Jun 2016 #3
Who ordered you to do something? Nitram Jun 2016 #10
They have your account number- You better Step in Line and not Move On snooper2 Jun 2016 #15
MoveOn moved on, as they should. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #4
Move on elitist owners did, meanwhile members voted 70% to endorse Sanders DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #41
I think they agree with Sanders that Trump must be Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #42
Then primaries should have been open DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #45
Clinton actually won 13 open primaries to Sanders 10 and 4 of the mixed primaries to Sanders 3 Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #48
Clinton won open primaries after turnout dropped, and not by large percentages. DemMomma4Sanders Jun 2016 #51
Too late to get anymore support from me and I was one of the very early members. upaloopa Jun 2016 #5
Oh no! so Move On! is just another Clinton shill! Bummer! Nitram Jun 2016 #7
It would make perfect sense under ordinary circumstances. forest444 Jun 2016 #8
Thats assuming shes even in the running. cstanleytech Jun 2016 #12
That's exactly what I think Iis going on, although you described it better. Hoyt Jun 2016 #65
Yup it's possible but it's also possible no one did anything major for cstanleytech Jun 2016 #66
Are you listening, Bernie? George II Jun 2016 #11
I am sure he is. sangfroid Jun 2016 #20
Clearly Wall Street paid them off... onehandle Jun 2016 #13
It's clear they paid Hillary. phazed0 Jun 2016 #38
A big thank you to Bernie for reminding Americans what the Democratic can be. jalan48 Jun 2016 #16
Used to be. n/t LibDemAlways Jun 2016 #24
I think there are a lot of people who are unaware of past history. jalan48 Jun 2016 #25
Moveon is weak Geronimoe Jun 2016 #18
They did support him until it was over. jiminvegas Jun 2016 #21
54 > 46 n/t FreeState Jun 2016 #23
under the bus! under the bus! wendylaroux Jun 2016 #28
MoveOn... to another lame-duck. phazed0 Jun 2016 #37
Go ahead. Get it out of your system. June 16 is coming soon. nt SunSeeker Jun 2016 #44
So? This board isn't going to change history, nor my thoughts. phazed0 Jun 2016 #53
What message do you have to share with us? Politicub Jun 2016 #79
Are you really responding to my message, asking what message I have? phazed0 Jun 2016 #80
more like Moveon acknowledges that Clinton IS the nominee nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #55
Of course MoveOn backed Bernie. Bernie is liberal. Hillary is owned by Goldman Sachs Herman4747 Jun 2016 #63
well that's a no brainer RazBerryBeret Jun 2016 #76
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