Dear MoveOn member,
The Robert Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign just called out MoveOn by
name—falsely accusing us of sending fake, paid protesters to their
campaign events.^1 And we need your help to fight back.
We will explain the urgent situation below, but first, please help us
fight back. Will you donate $5 a month to help MoveOn take
on these lies from Kennedy's campaign and do everything it takes in the
months to come to stop his third-party spoiler threat from installing
Donald Trump in the White House in 2024?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll donate monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
MoveOn did not send fake protesters to any events, not now and not ever.
We have been—and always will be—honest and clear about our work of
defending democracy, fighting for progress, and building a country that
works for all of us.
MoveOn's efforts are working to educate voters about Kennedy's support for
a national abortion ban, his long history of spreading conspiracy
theories, and the reality that his campaign—which has significant support
among young voters in particular—could throw the presidential election to
Donald Trump, and that's why Kennedy is attacking us.^2,3 No Labels
attacked us in the same way. But we didn't back down then, and we won't
back down now.
MoveOn is under attack from Kennedy and his MAGA-supporter-backed spin
machine. Will you donate $5 a month to help MoveOn take on
Kennedy's lies—and keep up the fight for as long as it takes to stop his
third-party spoiler threat that could throw the 2024 election to Donald
Trump?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
The Kennedy campaign's absolutely false accusations about MoveOn are just
the latest lies from his campaign.
Kennedy's history of spreading tin-foil-hat conspiracy theories is well
established. Kennedy is a proud anti-vaxxer who says vaccines cause
autism.^4 He says that Wi-Fi causes cancer, that antidepressants cause
school shootings, that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous and ineffective,
and that chemicals in the water cause children to transition
genders.^5,6,7
Last week, Kennedy questioned whether there was a "true insurrection" on
January 6 and whether the violent insurrectionists had weapons—though we
all saw those weapons with our own eyes in photos and on the news.^8
He's even been on Infowars, the web show hosted by Alex Jones, the
hateful, debunked conspiracy theorist who for years called the 2012 Sandy
Hook elementary school shooting a hoax, terrorizing the families who lost
their children in the shooting.^9
And now, his vice presidential running mate is Nicole Shanahan—the ex-wife
of Google co-founder Sergey Brin—who has called IVF "one of the biggest
lies" and has also spread anti-science conspiracy theories.^10
Unfortunately, she now brings the campaign the ability to pour virtually
unlimited funds into promoting this campaign of lies, conspiracy theories,
and misinformation.^11
These accusations against MoveOn are absolutely false, and we need to
fight back. Please chip in $5 a month to help MoveOn take
on Kennedy's lies, fight back against third-party spoilers, and defeat the
MAGA movement and their allies this November.
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Last week, after a long, hard-fought effort by MoveOn and our
pro-democracy allies, the dark-money-backed No Labels bowed out of the
presidential race.^12
Like No Labels, it is mathematically impossible for Kennedy to win the
Electoral College and therefore the presidency. But he can throw the
election to Trump.^13 One of Kennedy's campaign officials even admitted
that blocking President Biden's reelection is her "No. 1 priority."^14
MoveOn's sustained public pressure and accountability campaign ultimately
helped get No Labels to drop out of the race, and we will not rest until
Kennedy withdraws from the race too. So it's no surprise that Kennedy and
his campaign staff are concerned that we've turned our attention to them.
On Friday, MoveOn's executive director spoke on MSNBC about why Kennedy
must end his campaign and do the right thing for democracy, giving this
solemn warning: "The only pathway a third-party candidate has in the
United States at the presidential level is to actually serve as a spoiler,
and in 2024 we are incredibly worried that Robert Kennedy will actually
swing the election to Donald Trump, and nobody in this country needs to
have that again."^15
The fact is, withdrawing is the right thing to do, unless his sole goal is
to elect Trump. And if he won't withdraw, then MoveOn will do everything
we can to ensure that young voters understand that Kennedy supports a
national abortion ban; that in addition to his dangerous conspiracy
theories, he is a threat to democracy; that he is buddy-buddy with Trump;
and that he is in the race to throw the election to Trump.
MoveOn has a plan to stop Robert Kennedy Jr. from spoiling the election
and throwing it to Trump. But we need your sustained support to pull it
off. Will you donate $5 a month?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll chip in monthly.
[ [link removed] ]No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Data shows that 2016 will surely repeat itself if third-party spoilers
like Kennedy do not step aside or cannot be marginalized with voters. With
your help, we will make sure that the Kennedy campaign does not pick up
steam.
Thanks for all you do.
–Mohammad, Madeleine, Chris, Gabi, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "MoveOn Doesn't Want You to Vote for Kennedy. Are They Hiring Fake
Protestors to Help?" The Kennedy Beacon, April 8, 2024
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2. "RFK Jr. Executes Rare Double Flip-Flop on Abortion," New York, August
14, 2023
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3. "A Batshit Number of Young Swing State Voters Think RFK Jr. Should Be
President," Vanity Fair, November 7, 2023
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4. "RFK Jr. is building a presidential campaign around conspiracy
theories," NPR, July 13, 2023
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5. "RFK Jr. Blames Anti-Depressants for School Shootings," Rolling Stone,
June 5, 2023
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6. "Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. expected to drop Democratic bid and
launch independent or third-party run," PBS NewsHour, October 9, 2023
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7. "Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly suggested that chemicals in water are
impacting sexuality of children," CNN, July 13, 2023
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8. "RFK Jr. Seemingly Downplays Jan. 6 Riots After Backtracking On Email
Calling Rioters 'Activists,'" Forbes, April 5, 2024
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9. "Alex Jones Vacations at 'Ritzy' Kauai Resort as Bankruptcy Proceedings
Advance," Vanity Fair, April 6, 2024
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10. "RFK Jr.'s vice presidential pick calls IVF 'one of the biggest lies
being told about women's health,'" Politico, March 29, 2024
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11. Ibid.
12. "No Labels won’t run a third-party campaign after trying to recruit a
centrist presidential candidate," Associated Press, April 4, 2024
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13. "RFK Jr. can't win. But he and Cornel West could put Trump back in the
White House." USA Today, April 5, 2024
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14. "RFK Jr. staffer notes how he could block Biden by sending the race to
the House," NBC News, April 8, 2024
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15. "Calls grow for RFK Jr. to drop out after remarks sympathetic to Jan.
6 rioters," MSNBC, April 6, 2024
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