--- title: Bernie Sanders Wins MoveOn.org Endorsement description: The liberal grassroots organization MoveOn.org endorsed Sen. 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Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign stop on Jan. 4, 2016, in Manchester, N.H.Mary Schwalm—AP by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Jan 12, 2016 4:21 PM UTC The liberal grassroots organization MoveOn.org endorsed Bernie Sanders on Tuesday by a large margin, boosting the Vermont senator in a tough fight with Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. MoveOn.org Political Action supported Sanders with 78.6% of 340,665 votes, the organization said, [reflecting broad grassroots enthusiasm for him](http://time.com/4153293/bernie-sanders-liberal-grassroots/). MoveOn has some 8 million members across the U.S. who can help organize votes for Sanders. **Read more:** [_Bernie Sanders Racks Up Key Support From Liberal Grassroots_ ](http://time.com/4153293/bernie-sanders-liberal-grassroots/) “This is a massive vote in favor of Bernie Sanders, showing that grassroots progressives across the country are excited and inspired by his message and track record of standing up to big money and corporate interests to reclaim our democracy for the American people,” said Ilya Sheyman, MoveOn.org political action executive director. “MoveOn members are feeling the Bern.”  Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., greets supporters at a campaign stop on Jan. 4, 2016, in Manchester, N.H. Mary Schwalm—AP Sanders has won endorsements from [Democracy for America](http://time.com/4137980/democracy-america-endorsement/), a 1 million-member grassroots liberal organization allied with MoveOn, as well as the Working Families Party, crucial in progressive Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 2013 election in New York City. Whether the endorsements will translate into victories is still unclear. 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