2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton SNUBS MoveOn.org [View all]PoliticalMalcontent
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Here's the clip of Hillary in 2008 bashing MoveOn.org after losing their endorsement. Contrast that with Hillary in 2007 courting MoveOn.org's endorsement.
2007 (Seeking endorsement):
"You've been asking the tough questions. ... You've been refusing to back down when any of us in political leadership are not living up to the standards that we should set for ourselves ... I think you have helped to change the face of American politics for the betterboth online, and in the corridors of power."
2008 (Post-Obama endorsement):
"We have been less successful in caucuses because it brings out the activist base of the Democratic Party. Moveon.org didn't want us to go into Afganistan. I mean, that's what we're dealing with. And they turn out in great numbers. And you know, they are very driven by their view of our positions, and it's primarily national security and foreign policy that drives them. I don't agree with them. They know I don't agree with them. So they flood into these caucuses and they dominate them and really intimidate people who actually show up to support me."