MoveOn To Close Its 527 In Response To Obama's Candidacy

Talking Points Memo:

MoveOn, the advocacy group supporting Barack Obama, has decided to permanently shutter its 527 operation, partly in response to the Illinois Senator's insistence that such groups should not spend on his behalf during the general election, I've learned from the group's spokesperson.

MoveOn's decision, which will dramatically impact the way it raises money on Obama's behalf, is yet another sign of how rapidly Obama is taking control of the apparatus that's gearing up on his behalf.

By shuttering its 527, MoveOn is effectively killing its ability to raise money in huge chunks from labor unions, foundations, and big donors who would give over $5,000. The decision doesn't mean MoveOn will stop spending on Obama's behalf. Istead it will raise money exclusively with its political action committee, whose average donation is below $50 and will even be raising money with things like bake sales starting this weekend.

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Comments

[davidsandiego]

bad move, the republicans twist everything, why would you cripple your money raising ability?

this is not a good move, people are one track minded, do we honestly think that people on the right wing will play fair?
they are the party of attack and then crying wolf, truly will not vote republican ever unless they change those tactics, which i doubt will ever happen.

[AdamND]

damn. I though move on shouldnt have done this. I want them to hit MCCain hard. Its kinda hard to play a game when the other team plays with a different set of rules.

[midknightryder13]

Oh, good. I'm glad I'm not the only one who was questioning the use of the word 'shudders'. And on the FRONT PAGE, no less. So would someone tell me again, why it seems that paying for experience is so very out of style?

[LittleBrother]

Good help is hard to find!

[Citizen54]

No, good help costs money.
There's a thousand good copyeditors in NYC looking for work, but I think HuffPo is on a tight budget, or chooses to spend money on other things.

[gerardsnj]

Thank you, yes - shudders? If Huffington Post really wants to lead us all as the information wave of the future, it needs to do so while still maintaining hope that the English language will survive in the process.

[Citizen54]

Experience = old.
Old is not cool in the... uh... what is it again... the blogosphere?

The guys who invented the Internet couldn't get hired today. They're over 30.

[ebanks84]

That's wonderful. The change is beginning. We are heading towards a new beginning. Thanks Obama.

[4wehttam]

Good for MOVEON.org. At least one candidate has the respect of his party, unless McBush really doesn't want his parties 527's shut down. Of course he doesn't, he couldn't put two dollars together by himself.

[UnbiasView]

I must have been mistaken that I just saw a moveon.org attack ad on TV today.

[speakingtruth2power]

You view is from one brown hole.

[Sumocat]

"MoveOn To Close Its 527 In Response To Obama's Candidacy" -- That's "to close" as in "to happen" as opposed to "closed" as in "already happened". Must your self-proclaimed lack of bias include a lack of literacy?

[southafrica4obama]

That's change we can believe in.

[booksnmore4you]

Well shuddering shutters!

[MrKnuckles]

I love the "Shudders" bit... Is it also "Closeting" the 527 as opposed to "closing" it?

Obomba wil bee thrilld!

[Jinxykb]

I noticed the "You can't have my son" John mcCain ad, played last night during Countdown, did not have "this ad sponsored by moveon.org at the end. It hand some acronym I had never heard of before. Did they sell the commercial for others to air if they want?

[PuppaX]

I believe that would be "shutters."

[V4Vigilance]

I shudder whenever I think of 527's. LOL

[philinmedford]

You would shudder when a 727 stuttered.

[eztempo]

Hey -- "spell check" never lies. What, are you some kind of ill literate?

[PuppaX]

Absolootly