(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . MoveOn Under Attack [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-01-26 MoveOn has been working for more than a year to expose the billionaire-backed group's dangerous and deceptive third-party presidential campaign that threatens to reinstall Donald Trump in the White House. Disguising themselves as a group of "moderates," No Labels has refused to disclose their deep-pocketed donors, but some information has gotten out, including that their donors include Harlan Crow, Rupert Murdoch, and billionaire investor Nelson Peltz, a major Trump backer.No Labels’ dark-money operation has committed an eye-popping $70 million to put a spoiler third-party candidate on the ballot in 2024 that would siphon votes away from President Biden and tip the election to Trump. MoveOn has worked in partnership with pro-democracy organizations and leaders to raise awareness about No Labels' right-wing plot. Their work has included sending a letter to every secretary of state and election board in America asking them to investigate No Labels after the Maine secretary of state told No Labels to "cease and desist" for lying to voters.4 The group is already on the ballot in 14 states and is aiming to get on the ballot in 13 additional states—many of them battleground states that President Biden won narrowly in 2020.5 Now, No Labels is playing dirty, with Trumpian tactics designed to drain MoveOn’s coffers with legal fees and shut them up. There is no path to victory for No Labels’ eventual candidate, who has yet to be announced, though West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin is the person they talk about the most.Instead, their strategy would rob President Biden of a second term and ensure a Trump victory. Sources: 1. "Who Else Has Harlan Crow Given Money To?" Slate, April 23, 2023 https://act.moveon.org/go/173224?t=8&akid=373886%2E38792140%2ELlzz8S 2. "No Labels asks Justice Department to investigate its opponents' efforts," The Washington Post, January 18, 2024 https://act.moveon.org/go/186093?t=10&akid=373886%2E38792140%2ELlzz8S 3. "No Labels Exposed: Here's a List of Donors Funding Its Effort To Disrupt the 2024 Race," Mother Jones, June 23, 2023 https://act.moveon.org/go/179234?t=12&akid=373886%2E38792140%2ELlzz8S 4. "Maine election officials say No Labels may be misleading voters in its third-party push," NBC News, June 6, 2023 https://act.moveon.org/go/186094?t=14&akid=373886%2E38792140%2ELlzz8S 5. "No Labels asks Justice Department to investigate alleged 'conspiracy' to block ballot efforts," The Hill, January 18, 2024 https://act.moveon.org/go/186089?t=16&akid=373886%2E38792140%2ELlzz8S 6. "No Labels asks Justice Department to investigate its opponents' efforts," The Washington Post, January 18, 2024 https://act.moveon.org/go/186093?t=18&akid=373886%2E38792140%2ELlzz8S 7. Letter to the Department of Justice, No Labels, January 11, 2024 https://act.moveon.org/go/186095?t=20&akid=373886%2E38792140%2ELlzz8S 8. "Who Else Has Harlan Crow Given Money To?" Slate, April 23, 2023 https://act.moveon.org/go/173224?t=22&akid=373886%2E38792140%2ELlzz8S 9. "Who's Funding 'No Labels'? Pro-GOP Billionaires Opposed to Democracy," Common Dreams, May 23, 2023 https://act.moveon.org/go/173225?t=24&akid=373886%2E38792140%2ELlzz8S 10. "The No Labels Third-Party Bid: A Plan that Will Re-elect Trump," Third Way via Politico, March 2023 https://act.moveon.org/go/179236?t=26&akid=373886%2E38792140%2ELlzz8S 11. "Manchin 2024 chatter puts spotlight on No Labels," The Hill, November 26, 2023 https://act.moveon.org/go/186096?t=28&akid=373886%2E38792140%2ELlzz8S [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/1/26/2219470/-MoveOn-Under-Attack?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/