[syriacus]

I found this yesterday

http://groups.google.com/group/misc.activism.progressive/browse_thread/thread/ba1628712d11cd55/c42dad511fd7bb35?hl=en&lnk=st&q=obama+#c42dad511fd7bb35

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
George¹s 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.

******The New Party also helped Carolyn McCarthy***** knock off freshman
Republican Dan Frisa in a closely watched U.S. House seat in Long Island.

[Genoa]

“New Party member Barack Obama was uncontested for a State Senate seat from Chicago.”

I’m not trying to be unhelpful, but isn’t there a chance that the person who did this little writeup was mistaken about membership as opposed to endorsement?