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==Politics==

==Politics==

Throughout its existence, the party had very little party unity.  Its members' political stances took wide ranges of views from small social reform to Marxist Utopianism.  It's most prominent candidate (and founder), [[Eugene V. Debs]], ran for president in 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912 and 1920.  In 1912 he received 897,011 votes.<ref>[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAsocialismP.htm Spartacus:  Socialist Party of America]</ref>  He ran on the notion of a "Cooperative Commonwealth."<ref> The constitution of the party can be found [http://www.marxisthistory.org/history/usa/parties/spusa/1917/0000-spa-constitution1917.pdf here]</ref>

Throughout its existence, the party had very little party unity.  Its members' political stances took wide ranges of views from small social reform to Marxist Utopianism.  Its most prominent candidate (and founder), [[Eugene V. Debs]], ran for president in 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912 and 1920.  In 1912 he received 897,011 votes.<ref>[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAsocialismP.htm Spartacus:  Socialist Party of America]</ref>  He ran on the notion of a "Cooperative Commonwealth."<ref> The constitution of the party can be found [http://www.marxisthistory.org/history/usa/parties/spusa/1917/0000-spa-constitution1917.pdf here]</ref>

The party had limited support.  For many years it controlled the mayoralty in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Bridgeport, Connecticut, where it stressed efficiency, absence of corruption, and municipal ownership of the water supply.  

The party had limited support.  For many years it controlled the mayoralty in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Bridgeport, Connecticut, where it stressed efficiency, absence of corruption, and municipal ownership of the water supply.