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--Strong in the mid to late 1990s the New Party was an electoral alliance dedicated to electing leftist candidates to office-usually through the Democratic Party. Two organizations formed the backbone of the New Party-the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and the US's largest radical organization, ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now ).
In Chicago, the New Party consisted mainly of ACORN, Democratic Socialists of America, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the Committees of Correspondence (CoC). A breakaway from the Communist Party USA, CoC worked closely with DSA and many activists were members of both organizations.