Comments on: Freedom Socialist Party letter on the 2009 NYC elections http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/10/freedom-socialist-party-letter-on-the-2009-nyc-elections/ Covering America's third parties and independent candidates since May 2008 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:12:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Third Party Revolution http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/10/freedom-socialist-party-letter-on-the-2009-nyc-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-137292 Third Party Revolution Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:55:21 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=10555#comment-137292 Well to my best of knowledge, the PSL doesn't really consider itself a part of it. Well to my best of knowledge, the PSL doesn’t really consider itself a part of it.

]]> By: Peter M. http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/10/freedom-socialist-party-letter-on-the-2009-nyc-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-136410 Peter M. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:05:28 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=10555#comment-136410 I wouldn't say that's necessarily true. IIRC, both the Socialist Party and the Communist Party participate(d) in COFOE. On a state-wide level, the Socialist Party participated in the Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition (when the SP was active in PA), and the SPMI was a founding member of the Michigan Third Parties Coalition. I'm sure there are other examples. That said though, considering most of the socialist groups that do run candidates don't think that socialism can be brought about by electing enough people to office, there definitely is a difference in how socialists would approach the "third party movement" compared to groups like the Greens or Libertarians. Whether this is justified or not is another question, but I think this is where the difference you perceive comes from. I wouldn’t say that’s necessarily true. IIRC, both the Socialist Party and the Communist Party participate(d) in COFOE. On a state-wide level, the Socialist Party participated in the Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition (when the SP was active in PA), and the SPMI was a founding member of the Michigan Third Parties Coalition. I’m sure there are other examples.

That said though, considering most of the socialist groups that do run candidates don’t think that socialism can be brought about by electing enough people to office, there definitely is a difference in how socialists would approach the “third party movement” compared to groups like the Greens or Libertarians. Whether this is justified or not is another question, but I think this is where the difference you perceive comes from.

]]> By: Third Party Revolution http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/10/freedom-socialist-party-letter-on-the-2009-nyc-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-136399 Third Party Revolution Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:18:37 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=10555#comment-136399 Out of topic (somewhat), but do socialists and communists rarely like to take part in the third party movement? Out of topic (somewhat), but do socialists and communists rarely like to take part in the third party movement?

]]> By: HS http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/10/freedom-socialist-party-letter-on-the-2009-nyc-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-119740 HS Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:20:06 +0000 http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/?p=10555#comment-119740 Off subject, but Sarah Palin is now backing the Conservative Party canddiate in NY. I know I've mentioned this before, but we have two of the biggest third party/independent news stories to be happening arguably since Ventura, and IPR is going the way of Third Party Watch. what happened to all these new bloggers? Off subject, but Sarah Palin is now backing the Conservative Party canddiate in NY. I know I’ve mentioned this before, but we have two of the biggest third party/independent news stories to be happening arguably since Ventura, and IPR is going the way of Third Party Watch. what happened to all these new bloggers?

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