 PDS:6380 | Zeus the Moose ( 691.4546 points)
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Fri, February 21, 2025 02:21:45 PM UTC0:00
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I just saw his obit and was going to look him up to see if he ran for office at some point. Your comment made it easy :-)
Leftist Trainspotters is still good for something!
My understanding of the Communist Workers Party is that, like most groups in the New Communist Movement, mostly didn't engage in elections under their own banner; the main exceptions were the Communist Labor Party, running a few candidates in California, Michigan, and New York in the 70s, and the Progressive Labor Party before them in the 60s. That said, many NCM groups slowly or rapidly dissolved into the Democratic Party/progressive NGO orbit, and some former members became local political leaders in that sphere. Former Oakland mayor Jean Quan, for example, was also a former CWP member. Still, finding a candidate profile on here for Johnson is somewhat of a lucky coincidence.
Juan Croniqueur: I just saw his obit and was going to look him up to see if he ran for office at some point. Your comment made it easy :-)
Leftist Trainspotters is still good for something!
My understanding of the Communist Workers Party is that, like most groups in the New Communist Movement, mostly didn't engage in elections under their own banner; the main exceptions were the Communist Labor Party, running a few candidates in California, Michigan, and New York in the 70s, and the Progressive Labor Party before them in the 60s. That said, many NCM groups slowly or rapidly dissolved into the Democratic Party/progressive NGO orbit, and some former members became local political leaders in that sphere. Former Oakland mayor Jean Quan, for example, was also a former CWP member. Still, finding a candidate profile on here for Johnson is somewhat of a lucky coincidence.
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