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http://web.archive.org/web/20010724081433/www.populist.com/11.96.Edit.html
Barack Obama identified as member of The New Party many other simialr citations the New Party is essentially a party of soft-socialism akin to the green Party(s) in Europe...
New Party members and supported candidates won 16 of 23 races, including an at-large race for the Little Rock, Ark., City Council, a seat on the county board for Little Rock and the school board for Prince Georges County, Md. Chicago is sending the first New Party member to Congress, as Danny Davis, who ran as a Democrat, won an overwhelming 85% victory. New Party member Barack Obama was uncontested for a State Senate seat from Chicago
DSA/Progressive Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus are on of the same. There are 72 members now in Congress. This DSA and Progressive Caucus were started by Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont!