Liberal Party of New York
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The Liberal Party of New York was a prominent mid-20th-century New York political party that often cross-endorsed major-party candidates and wielded significant influence in city and state elections.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup | International Ladies Garment Workers Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | labor movement ⓘ |
| ballotAccessStatus | lost automatic ballot status in early 2000s ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| electoralRole | third party ⓘ |
| electoralSystemContext | New York electoral fusion system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endorsedPartyCandidates |
Democratic Party candidates
ⓘ
Republican Party candidates ⓘ |
| foundedAsSplitFrom | American Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alex Rose
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Dubinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ labor leaders from the American Labor Party ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | LPNY NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the most influential minor parties in New York in the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
ⓘ
social liberalism ⓘ |
| inception | 1944 ⓘ |
| influencedOffice |
New York City mayoral elections
ⓘ
New York State gubernatorial elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedPolicyArea |
New York City governance
ⓘ
New York State labor policy ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| lostBallotStatusReason | failure to meet statewide vote threshold ⓘ |
| notableActivityPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| notableFor |
acting as a kingmaker in close New York elections
ⓘ
influencing Democratic and Republican candidate selection ⓘ |
| operatesInJurisdiction |
New York City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology | communism ⓘ |
| politicalStrategy | cross-endorsement of major-party candidates ⓘ |
| position | center-left ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| stateLevel | New York minor party ⓘ |
| supportedCandidate |
Fiorello La Guardia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacob Javits NERFINISHED ⓘ John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Cuomo NERFINISHED ⓘ Nelson Rockefeller NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudolph Giuliani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
civil rights
ⓘ
pro-labor legislation ⓘ social welfare programs ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | ballot-qualified party (historically) ⓘ |
| usedElectoralFusion | yes ⓘ |
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