Reply #15: If Tasini was rich he wouldn't need MoveOn [View All]

[Firebird44]

I don't get it: If Tasini was rich like Lamont, then MoveOn SHOULD support him, but if he's just middle class, then he isn't deserving of support? And how is a candidate supposed to gain backing if progressive organizations won't support him and the media ignores him for strictly financial reasons? It's a completely absurd situation! Tasini got several times the number of ballot signatures he needed, he's polling at 13% with practically no publicity, he agrees with the majority of Americans on important issues such as the war and healthcare, he's on the primary ballot BUT NY-1 excluded him from the debates because he didn't raise half a million dollars, and MoveOn won't endorse him because he's not "popular" enough?

I feel like my head's exploding!