yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 12/29/2008
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Interesting Politico article on MoveOn orienting its priorities to match Barack Obama’s . One assumes you’ll see much the same thing from many progressive groups over the next couple of months. But what’s interesting about the MoveOn case is that you can hardly chalk this up ...
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Political Animal —
... right that this is all very beneficial for the left -- that the agenda embraced by progressive activists and a progressive president is practically identical will likely benefit both. But it's more than just a "fortuitous" accident, and it goes beyond Obama and activists listening to the same people. My hunch is that MoveOn members picked those four priorities precisely because Obama has convinced them that this is what the country needs most. I was thinking along the same lines as Yglesias : "He's the most admired man in America and particularly among the MoveOn [members] ...
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