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MOVEON PLOWS $30 MILLION INTO 'US VS. MAGA' CAMPAIGN

The progressive group is investing $30 million into midterm battles for
Congress, governorships and secretaries of state, betting that key voters don't
want pro-Trump Republicans.

Executive Director of MoveOn Rahna Epting listens during a talk with student
activists on November 18, 2021. | Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn

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05/17/2022 04:30 AM EDT

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MoveOn is pouring $30 million into midterm battles for Congress, governorships
and secretaries of state, a badly needed infusion for Democrats facing an uphill
battle this fall in a tough political climate.

The progressive organization is rolling out a dozen endorsements in the coming
days and pledging to spend millions in several critical swing states, according
to details first shared with POLITICO. And the group is framing the race in a
very specific fashion: “2022 is about us versus MAGA,” said Rahna Epting,
MoveOn’s executive director, using the acronym for former President Donald
Trump’s 2016 campaign slogan that Democrats are seeking to co-opt as an insult
for pro-Trump Republicans.

“This election is a choice between all of us who believe in and want to
safeguard American democracy so that it works for everyone. And MAGA, which
represents the radical right,” Epting said in an interview. “For us, it’s really
being laser focused on making sure voters understand what’s at stake, and just
how great of a risk MAGA has become, and that it’s really become the base of the
Republican Party.”

The $30 million plan represents the group’s largest midterm pledge yet, and is a
welcome boost for Democrats in the face of large midterm investments from
leading Republican groups. But MoveOn isn’t focusing precisely on the usual
kitchen table issues that might normally dominate midterm races.

Instead, MoveOn’s approach harmonizes with President Joe Biden, who spent last
week decrying the GOP’s “ultra MAGA” turn. Epting said tying midterm elections
to out-of-power former President Donald Trump is a vital political issue: “We
need to come together across the political spectrum to defeat this dangerous
ideology that is taking hold in the Republican Party.”

Biden questions what the ‘MAGA crowd’ will attack after abortion rights

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MoveOn is taking a targeted approach, making initial endorsements of a dozen
candidates in statewide races and key House battles with plans to roll out more
later, after primary races conclude. The group is also planning to bundle $1
million each to a handful of gubernatorial candidates and secretary of state
hopefuls, a reflection of the increased focus on top election officials after
the still-unfolding fight against false claims of widespread fraud in the 2020
election.

“Our members have been really hot on the secretary of state work,” Epting said.
“That is indicative of just how much people understand that our democracy is at
stake right now.”

MoveOn is backing two high-profile Democratic gubernatorial candidates thus far:
Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Beto O’Rourke in Texas. And the group is supporting
secretary of state candidates Bee Nguyen in Georgia and Reginald Bolding in
Arizona.

In Senate races, MoveOn is endorsing Mandela Barnes in Wisconsin’s Democratic
primary to take on Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) as well as incumbent Sen. Mark
Kelly (D-Ariz.). They’re also backing six battleground House members: Reps.
Katie Porter and Mike Levin of California, Jahana Hayes of Connecticut, Colin
Allred of Texas, Lauren Underwood of Illinois and Sharice Davids of Kansas.

And in the states, MoveOn is targeting increased turnout in two main voting
blocs: “Surge voters” who voted in 2018 and 2020 but might not normally vote in
midterms and Democrats angry about the draft Supreme Court opinion and the Jan.
6 Capitol insurrection. MoveOn also plans to run digital, TV and radio ads to
help with voter mobilization as part of its fall plans.

But even as it expends its most resources ever for a midterm election cycle,
Epting said the group is planning to be strategic on where it deploys its money
and organizing might. With the Senate majority evenly split and Democrats
holding only a narrow edge in the House, Epting said MoveOn is “going for depth
over breadth.”

“Our theory is we know we have a shot at winning, maintaining our Democratic
majorities in the House and Senate, which will be hard, but it’s possible,” she
said.

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