Advocacy Group to Withhold Millions in Donations From Schumer, Iran Deal Opponents
Source: Haaretz
Thousands sign petition by MoveOn committing to withhold $8.3m potential donations from Democrats if they succeed in torpedoing the deal.
An American progressive advocacy group has committed to withholding millions of dollars in campaign contributions to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other Democrats if their vote against the nuclear deal with Iran scuttles President Obama's diplomatic effort in September.
Nearly 18,000 people signed a petition on MoveOn's website, entitled "No money for war hawks," committing to withhold $8.3 million they would have otherwise contributed to the party less than 24 hours after Schumer announced he will oppose the deal in Congress, the group told the Huffington Post on Friday.
MoveOn, which describes itself on its website as a "community of more than 8 million Americans from all walks of life who use innovative technology to lead, participate in, and win campaigns for progressive change," has launched a campaign together with other supporters of the Iran deal aimed at urging constituents to pressure their elected officials to vote for the deal.
"We thought Schumer and the Democratic Party had learned this lesson a decade ago after the war of choice in Iraq. We want to demonstrate to those who havent made their decision yet that there will be substantial political consequences for those who want to take us to war, Nick Berning, MoveOns communications director, told the Huffington Post.
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MisterP
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(937 posts)Thespian2
(2,741 posts)the only language spoken by politicians...
4lbs
(6,756 posts)other country ahead of the United States.
Lord Magus
(1,999 posts)And if that doesn't work, hold your nose and vote for the Republican in the general. Yes, really. Better an open enemy than a traitor from within.
LynnTheDem
(21,368 posts)It's long past time for the war-mongering stupid shits to STFU and let the adults work the diplomacy.