31 Facts About MoveOn

MoveOn did not endorse a candidate during the 2020 presidential primary campaign; it then endorsed and actively supported Joe Biden in the general election.

MoveOn describes the legal structure of the Civic Action as that of "a California nonprofit public-benefit corporation" and the structure of MoveOn.

The MoveOn website was launched initially to oppose the Republican-led effort to impeach Clinton.

In early 1999, MoveOn continued to pursue bipartisan appeal, recruiting GOP moderate Larry Rockefeller, a New York environmental attorney and heir to the Rockefeller fortune, as the public face of a "Republican Move On" aimed at mobilizing anti-impeachment Republicans.

In June 1999, MoveOn established its own political action committee, the MoveOn PAC, with the ability to accept contributions online via credit card.

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In March 2001, MoveOn joined forces with the nonprofit advocacy site Generation Net, an online advocacy organization headed by Peter Schurman.

MoveOn became MoveOn's first full-time, salaried executive director, taking on administrative tasks that until then had been performed on a volunteer basis by Blades and Boyd.

However, MoveOn worked to raise money for Democratic candidates who supported the Iraq resolution, some of whom were locked in tight races in moderate or conservative states, including Missouri Sen.

MoveOn predicted that "regular people will probably have to foot the bill" while anyone with ties to the oil companies will probably profit immensely.

MoveOn joined with 14 other organization to form the Win Without War coalition, which included the National Council of Churches, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the National Organization for Women.

In February 2003, MoveOn teamed up with Win Without War to sponsor a "virtual march on Washington" that generated more than 1 million phone calls and faxes to politicians opposing the invasion.

In 2007, MoveOn organized the anti-war lobbying coalition Americans Against Escalation in Iraq.

In preparation for the 2006 midterm elections, MoveOn created a new system for soliciting potential voters named Call for Change.

In November 2007, a drive spearheaded by MoveOn caused Facebook to change its controversial new Beacon program, which notified Facebook users about purchases by people on their friends list.

MoveOn said it had never endorsed a Presidential candidate before.

MoveOn launched a television advertisement critical of John McCain, Obama's Republican opponent for the presidency.

MoveOn organized its first protest of the Trump era on the day after the election in 2016, when it called for protests of "solidarity, resilience, and resolve, " resulting in protests organized in under 24 hours in a number of cities.

MoveOn helped organize a range of grassroots mobilizations pushing back on Trump's actions, including the 2019 Presidents Day protest.

All in all, MoveOn was one of the organizations that was most active in the anti-Trump Resistance movement.

MoveOn was one of the leading organizations that called for and supported protests around the country in summer 2018 to respond to the Trump Administration's introduction of immigrant family separation at the US-Mexico border.

MoveOn ran a major grassroots and digital campaign to influence the outcome of the 2018 midterms, and to help elect Democrats and defeat Republicans in order to flip the House.

MoveOn was one of the top spenders on Facebook ads in the weeks running up to the 2018 election.

At MoveOn she held a number of senior roles in the 2 years leading to this appointment.

MoveOn uses a wide range of methods to communicate with, organize, and mobilize its millions of members, including email, SMS messages, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, videos distributed through various online platforms, and field organizing strategies including leadership training.

MoveOn has advertised in new and traditional media formats, with publicity strategies including billboards, digital ads, bus signs, and bumper stickers.

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MoveOn has collaborated with groups in organizing street demonstrations, bake sales, house parties, and other opportunities.

MoveOn was criticized by the Anti-Defamation League, among others, when a member-submitted advertisement which drew parallels between President George W Bush and Adolf Hitler was submitted to their online ad contest "Bush in 30 Seconds".

The ad was part of an online MoveOn-sponsored contest during the 2004 presidential election in which members were invited to create and submit political ads challenging President Bush and his administration.

Google and MoveOn have been accused of selective adherence to trademark law for removing ads from Google Adwords for Maine Senator Susan Collins, citing infringement of MoveOn trademarks.

MoveOn can decide when he's an adult whether he wants to serve.

Since 1998, MoveOn has raised millions of dollars for many Democratic candidates.