Why is MoveOn having a primary, and why this early?
Normally, at this stage in a presidential race the only early influencers are pollsters, pundits and high-dollar donors. The MoveOn Primary is a chance for hundreds of thousands of ordinary voters to make their voices heard in time for them to count. This is also a chance for thousands of MoveOn members to get involved in a campaign of their choice and begin building a movement to defeat Bush. In the process of voting, each participant will be asked to support their candidate by contributing, volunteering and signing up for the candidate’s email list. We believe that the more voters that can be involved at this stage, the better. Next summer, MoveOn will work hard to keep everyone engaged in the presidential campaign to defeat Bush even if their first-choice candidate does not get the Democratic nomination.
