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Moveon's war on Democratic moderates
While we pause from the wall-to-wall coverage of the "war within the Republican Party," we can pause to notice that there is a little internecine conflict over on the left. Byron York reports that Moveon.org has raised money to target Democratic moderates. They should acknowledge what the ...
Democratic civil war update: MoveOn raises $3.6 million to attack party moderates
washingtonexaminer.com — By: Byron York Chief Political Correspondent 11/06/09 5:43 AM EST A few days ago, the left-wing activist... group MoveOn.org began sending out emails seeking contributions to fund primary challenges against any Democratic senator who does not fully ... (more) Democratic civil war update: MoveOn raises $3.6 million ...
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Weekend Opinionator: Are Democrats, Too, Facing a Civil War?
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