Monday, January 23rd, 2012 | Posted by A2 Politico

MoveOn.org Urges Ann Arbor Residents to Run for Local Office To “Fight Cuts to Crucial Services”

by P.D. Lesko

MoveOn.org sent out a mass email this afternoon to thousands of members of the group’s Ann Arbor email list. The first sentence of the email reads: “If you were mayor of Ann Arbor, what would be the first thing you’d do? Make sure city employees don’t lose their pensions? Support green business startups? Or maybe fight back against cuts to crucial local services?”

Yes, that MoveOn.org sent an email to its Ann Arbor members urging them to run for office to fight back against crucial service cuts, cuts which local Democrats in office have said they were “pretty comfortable with,” service cuts that local members of the Democratic majority on City Council have assured constituents in blowsy emails are having little impact on the quality of living in the city. MoveOn.org disagrees, and urges its members to step up and run for office to fight against crucial service cuts in Ann Arbor.

According to the MoveOn.org web site, “The MoveOn family of organizations gives real Americans a voice in a political process dominated by big money and armies of lobbyists. With over 5 million members across America – from carpenters to stay-at-home moms to business leaders – we work together to realize the progressive promise of our country. Our MoveOn family is made up of a couple of different pieces. MoveOn.org Civic Action, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, primarily focuses on education and advocacy. MoveOn.org Political Action, a federal PAC, mobilizes people across the country to fight important battles in Congress and help elect candidates who reflect our member’s values.”

The email sent to Ann Arbor recipients on January 23, 2012 also included this bit: “Back in 2010, tea party candidates, backed by national tea party groups, were elected to hundreds of local offices. That’s exactly what we’re going to

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Mark Koroi

January 25, 2012 - 12:00 am

This is a great idea.

In 2010, the number of citizens statewide running for the office of Republican precinct delegate shot up from 3,000 in 2008 to 8,000 in 2010. This was despite the fact it was not a presidential cycle, which draws more interest, typically for party politics.

This assisted in the GOP landslide in 2010.

Ann Arbor could use persons running for various offices where the incumbents are substandard performers – i.e. City Council, Board of Commissioners. Tossing officeholders like Conan Smith and Barbara Bergman out of office should be a priority as both have failed to exhibit accountability as officeholders. The cries of “Pay up, Conan” have made him a laughing stock and others on the Board have likewise been embarrassments.

We need more candidates on the ballot locally.

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