From RedState’s excellent analysis of the rise of the New Party in Chicago (http://www.erickerickson.org/blog/?p=4975):
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“Obama won the New Party’s nomination and, through fusion with his Democratic votes, he became the Democratic nominee. Using ACORN’s get-out-the-vote efforts and relying on his gerrymandered Democrat district, Obama moved on to the state Senate. While there, he paid back the New Party and the far left.
“He opposed the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, he opposed legislation that would have prohibited the sale of pornography across the street from elementary schools and churches, ad he supported allowing criminals to sue their victims if their victims injured the criminals in self-defense.
“Fast forward 12 years and Obama is running as fast as he can away from the New Party brand. But beyond a shadow of a doubt, Barack Obama knew what he was getting into and remains an ideal New Party candidate. The New Party was, and as it still exists is, an amalgamation of the left and far left designed to attract far left candidates and move the Democratic Party back to the left.
“Barack Obama is an example of the New Party’s success.”
