The '''Communist Party of the United States of America''' ('''CPUSA''') was a Moscow-controlled [[Marxist-Leninist]] party in the [[United States]]. It nominated a candidate for president from 1924 through 1984, sometimes with funding from the communist [[Soviet Union]]. With the collapse of the Soviet Union it became a hollow shell and has urged voters to support the Democratic Party.<ref>http://www.marxists.org/history/usa/government/elections/president/timeline.htm</ref>
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The '''Communist Party of the United States of America''' ('''CPUSA''') was a Moscow-controlled [[Marxist-Leninist]] party in the [[United States]]. It nominated a candidate for president from 1924 through 1984, sometimes with funding from the [[Atheism|atheistic]] [[communism|communist]] [[Soviet Union]]. With the collapse of the Soviet Union it became a hollow shell and has urged voters to support the Democratic Party.<ref>http://www.marxists.org/history/usa/government/elections/president/timeline.htm</ref>
The Soviet Union used the CPUSA to recruit spies after the U.S. recognized the USSR in 1933.
The Soviet Union used the CPUSA to recruit spies after the U.S. recognized the USSR in 1933.