Abstract

Party's Progress

The article focuses on the progress of the U.S. political party New Party. It focuses on the party's members and their healthy respect for the Christian Coalition. It's not that the labor union and community activists who form the left-leaning New Party's core, admire the government bashing or the antigay rhetoric generated by evangelist Pat Robertson's favorite political vehicle. They have learned from the religious right that there are certain entry points into the system. The party has adopted a strategy which emphasizes building from the grass roots. The activists are convinced that their group, with its multiracial membership and support from progressive unionists, will eventually have a far greater impact than the Christian Coalition.