Obama Names Emily's List ED To Top Post

From Politico ~ Ellen Moran, executive director of EMILY’s List, was named White House communications director by President-elect Obama on Saturday.

Moran, a well-known grassroots organizer, has also managed statewide Democratic campaigns and managed the Wal-Mart corporate accountability campaign for the AFL-CIO.

EMILY's List, one of the most important Democratic constituency groups, says it is "dedicated to building a progressive America by electing Democratic pro-choice women to office."

As expected, the White House press secretary will be Robert Gibbs, a top strategist on Obama's campaign who helped chart his leap from the U.S. Senate to the presidency.

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Democratic Party 'Goes Radically Left,' Jones Says

With one of the most extreme pro-choice organizations in America, EMILY’S List, coming to Oklahoma to host a joint training seminar with the Oklahoma Democratic Party, the ODP has made it clear they are "going radically left," Republican Party Chairman Gary Jones said today.

"We are talking about a group that vehemently supports partial-birth abortions in America," says Jones. "The fact that the Oklahoma Democratic Party would lock arms with this group is a tell-tell sign that they are taking their marching orders from the radical liberal wing of the Democratic Party, and are out of touch with everyday Oklahomans."

EMILY's List, Jones said, has withdrawn its support from women who vote against the most extreme abortion procedures, like partial-birth. For instance, Mary Landrieu, the Democratic Senator from Louisiana, lost EL's backing when she voted in favor of a ban on partial-birth abortion. The U.S. Senate recently passed a bipartisan ban, 64-34, on the practice of partial-birth abortion, and the vote was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. "Oklahoma voters deserve a straight answer from the Oklahoma Democratic Party if they in fact support the barbaric practice of partial-birth abortion."

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