Pat Dollard | Young Americans

Politico:

He won the group’s internal vote, 70.4 percent to 29.6 percent, according to a press release. A MoveOn spokesman says 300,000 people — 10 percent of the group’s total membership — participated in the online voting over 24 hours.

The endorsement will bring him some money and some organization, and access to an e-mail list that includes more than 1.7 million people in Super Tuesday states alone.

It also further solidifies his standing as the candidate of the Democratic left.

Quotes from the release after the jump. There’s no note in the release of how many members voted, but I’ll add that when they tell me.

Obama accepted the endorsement, stating:

“In just a few years, the members of MoveOn have once again demonstrated that real change comes not from the top-down, but from the bottom-up. From their principled opposition to the Iraq war – a war I also opposed from the start – to their strong support for a number of progressive causes, MoveOn shows what Americans can achieve when we come together in a grassroots movement for change. I thank them for their support and look forward to working with their members in the weeks and months ahead.”

Eli Pariser, MoveOn.org’s executive director, issued the following statement on the group’s endorsement:

“Our members’ endorsement of Senator Obama is a clear call for a new America at this critical moment in history. Seven years of the disastrous policies of the Bush Administration have left the country desperate for change. We need a President who will bring to bear the strong leadership and vision required to end the war in Iraq, provide health care to every American, deal with our climate crisis, and restore America’s standing in the world. The enormity of the challenges require someone who knows how to inspire millions to get involved to change the direction of our country, and someone who will be willing to change business as usual in Washington. Senator Barack Obama has proved he can and will be that President.

“With 3.2 million members nationwide and over 1.7 million members in states that vote next Tuesday, we’ll be able to immediately jump into action in support of Senator Obama’s candidacy. We’ve learned that the key to achieving change in Washington without compromising core values is having a galvanized electorate to back you up. And Barack Obama has our members ‘fired up and ready to go’ on that front.”