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May 24, 2007
Threats from the anti-war left
The Washington Post reports that MovOn.org has sent out an email alert to its 3.2 million members encouraging them to voice their opposition the supplemental spending bill that will fund the Iraq war without demanding a timeline for withdrawal.
MoveOn.org, a leading antiwar group, rallied its 3.2 million members in an e-mail alert yesterday morning that declared that "every single Democrat must oppose this bill." The group warned that it would consider backing primary challengers to Democrats who vote yes. Other organizations issued similar angry threats.
"This is going to be a very important vote," said Eli Pariser, MoveOn.org's executive director. "It will signal who is very serious about ending the war, and who is posturing."
Backing the primary challenger in Connecticut in 2006 didn't work all that well for them. I'm a bit surprised they'd make that threat.
Posted by Tom Bowler at 06:09 AM | Permalink
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The potency of backing a primary challenger is that it has an opportunity cost for the Democratic Party as a whole. If the Democratic Party beltway establishment forces progressives to devote resources to primary challengers, then those resources won't be available to support the Democrats in the general election.
Posted by: libhomo | May 24, 2007 6:11:04 PM
