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==History==

==History==

Daniel Cantor, a former staffer with [[Jesse Jackson]] during his 1988 presidential campaign, and sociology/law professor Joel Rogers from the University of Wisconsin (Madison) created the New party, drawing many members from the [[Democratic Socialists of America]] and the civil organization group [[ACORN]]; the chapter in Chicago included former [[Mao]]ists, Trotskyists, and [[Communist Party USA]] members who had gathered together under the group name "Committees of Correspondence".  Among their most prominent members was [[Barack Obama]], first picked to succeed Illinois state senator [[Alice Palmer]] while in the home of [[Weather Underground]] terrorist [[William Ayers]] in 1995.

Daniel Cantor, a former staffer with [[Jesse Jackson]] during his 1988 presidential campaign, and sociology/law professor Joel Rogers from the University of Wisconsin (Madison) created the New party, drawing many members from the [[Democratic Socialists of America]] and the civil organization group [[ACORN]]; the chapter in Chicago included former [[Mao]]ists, Trotskyists, and [[Communist Party USA]] members who had gathered together under the group name "[[Committees of Correspondence]]".  Among their most prominent members was [[Barack Obama]], first picked to succeed Illinois state senator [[Alice Palmer]] while in the home of [[Weather Underground]] terrorist [[William Ayers]] in 1995.

"Electoral fusion" was encouraged by the New Party in the states where it was legal to do so ([[Connecticut]], [[Delaware]], [[Idaho]], [[Mississippi]], [[New York]], [[South Carolina]], [[Vermont]]); this act consisted of ''"a method of voting that allows minor parties to have their own ballot line with which they can either endorse their own candidates or endorse the candidates of other parties"'' [http://www.newparty.org/]. Usually, the candidate so endorsed was a Democrat, and occupying more than one ballot line during the vote.

"Electoral fusion" was encouraged by the New Party in the states where it was legal to do so ([[Connecticut]], [[Delaware]], [[Idaho]], [[Mississippi]], [[New York]], [[South Carolina]], [[Vermont]]); this act consisted of ''"a method of voting that allows minor parties to have their own ballot line with which they can either endorse their own candidates or endorse the candidates of other parties"'' [http://www.newparty.org/]. Usually, the candidate so endorsed was a Democrat, and occupying more than one ballot line during the vote.

Davidson's statement is refuted by Illinois state election records and the excerpts and photographs from the New Party News. A pro-New Party excert by Bruce Bentley stated:

Davidson's statement is refuted by Illinois state election records and the excerpts and photographs from the New Party News. A pro-New Party excert by Bruce Bentley stated:

:''"About 50 activists attended the Chicago New Party membership meeting in July...The political entourage included Alderman Michael Chandler, William Delgado, chief of staff for State Rep Miguel del Valle, and spokespersons for State Sen. Alice Palmer, Sonya Sanchez, chief of staff for State Sen. Jesse Garcia, who is running for State Rep in Garcia's District; and Barack Obama, chief of staff for State Sen. Alice Palmer. Obama is running for Palmer's vacant seat."'' [http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/ng42.html#anchor792932]

:''"About 50 activists attended the Chicago New Party membership meeting in July...The political entourage included Alderman Michael Chandler, William Delgado, chief of staff for State Rep Miguel del Valle, and spokespersons for State Sen. Alice Palmer, Sonya Sanchez, chief of staff for State Sen. Jesse Garcia, who is running for State Rep in Garcia's District; and Barack Obama, chief of staff for State Sen. Alice Palmer. Obama is running for Palmer's vacant seat."'' [http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/ng42.html#anchor792932]

Bentley had also stated in 1995 that Carl Davidson himself was a member of the Committees of Correspondence (CoC):

Bentley had also stated in 1995 that Carl Davidson himself was a member of the [[Committees of Correspondence]] (CoC):

:''"On January 27th approximately 45 people attended the Chicago DSA and Chicago CoC organized public form at the ACTWU hall on Ashland Ave... Chicago DSA was represented by Co-Chair, Kurt Anderson and Political Education Officer, Bob Roman. CoC was represented by Carl Davidson, who is a member of CoC's National Coordinating Committee and Ronelle Mustin, an activist from the 22nd ward. The event was chaired by Sandi Patrinos, chair of Chicago CoC..."'' [http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/ng39.html#anchor354294]

:''"On January 27th approximately 45 people attended the Chicago DSA and Chicago CoC organized public form at the ACTWU hall on Ashland Ave... Chicago DSA was represented by Co-Chair, Kurt Anderson and Political Education Officer, Bob Roman. CoC was represented by Carl Davidson, who is a member of CoC's National Coordinating Committee and Ronelle Mustin, an activist from the 22nd ward. The event was chaired by Sandi Patrinos, chair of Chicago CoC..."'' [http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/ng39.html#anchor354294]