Editing MoveOn (section)

==== Support for Bernie Sanders ====
After failing to get Senator Warren to run for the presidency, MoveOn.org chose to back [[Bernie Sanders|Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)]] after 78% of its membership voted in favor of him rather than Hillary Clinton or Martin O'Malley.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Haberman|first1=Maggie|date=January 12, 2016|title=MoveOn Site Puts Its Backing Behind Bernie Sanders|work=First Draft|url=https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/12/moveon-site-puts-its-backing-behind-bernie-sanders/}}</ref> Ilya Sheyman claimed that Bernie Sanders' consistent fortitude in regards to standing up to big money and corporate interests really resonated with their members.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Swanson|first=Ian|date=January 12, 2016|title=MoveOn endorses Bernie Sanders|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/265526-moveon-endorses-bernie-sanders/|access-date=November 18, 2016|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref>

Democratic candidates were invited to participate in an online forum, which involved the candidates answering questions submitted by MoveOn members via video. Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley agreed.

MoveOn endorsed Senator Sanders for President of the United States after holding online elections in which 340,665 members reportedly cast their ballot. 78.6% of these supported the Junior Senator from Vermont, while 14.6% and 0.9% threw themselves behind Former Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] and Former Maryland Governor [[Martin O'Malley]], respectively.<ref>Sheyman, Ilya. (November 30, 2007). [http://front.moveon.org/top-5-for-bernie/#.VpUUapMrIcg "The Top 5 Reasons MoveOn Members Voted to Endorse Bernie (with the Most Votes and Widest Margin in Our History)"], ''[[Moveon.org]]'', January 12, 2016.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sanders campaign endorsed by MoveOn.org|url=http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/51a6be097cf34fa9a965bd84dbacc028/sanders-campaign-endorsed-moveonorg|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114112032/http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/51a6be097cf34fa9a965bd84dbacc028/sanders-campaign-endorsed-moveonorg|archive-date=January 14, 2016|access-date=January 12, 2016|website=The Big Story|language=en-US}}</ref>