Al Gore Hits Up MoveOn Members to Give to Senate Dem Challengers

Source: Raw Story

Al Gore hits up MoveOn members to give to Senate Dem challengers
Nick Juliano
Published: Thursday September 18, 2008

Former vice president Al Gore has sent an e-mail to members of MoveOn.org urging them to donate to three Democratic challengers in close Senate races. The appeal went out to the liberal group's 3.2 million members two days after news broke that Barack Obama would not be sharing his massive fundraising haul with the down-ballot candidates.

Gore's e-mail touted his early endorsement of Obama's candidacy and argued that the Democratic presidential candidate would need more like-minded senators to pursue an agenda aimed at ending the country's addiction to oil.

The subject line of of the e-mail, "Obama's going to need some help," seemed to serve a dual purpose. He'll need more votes in the Senate to overhaul America's energy system, and he also apparently needs some help raising money for other Democrats -- a role MoveOn is ready to fill.

Earlier this week, Politico reported that the Obama campaign, which has about $77 million in the bank, turned down a request from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to share some of its financial largesse with candidates trying to unseat GOP senators in November

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has been doing. I wondered where he was. Good to see you Sir. Keep up the good work Sir.

:patriot:

the dnc, dscc and dccc's fundraising has been down right pathetic.

they are looking like an amateur organization compared to the rnc and the nrsc and nrcc.

crisis along with being an increasing threat to life as we know it. Thanks to Al Gore, thanks to MoveOn and thanks to you for the thread, Hissyspit.

Kicked and recommended.