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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instanceOf political party ⓘ
associatedWithGroup International Ladies Garment Workers Union ⓘ
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 ⓘ
endorsedPartyCandidates Democratic Party candidates ⓘ
Republican Party candidates ⓘ
foundedAsSplitFrom American Labor Party ⓘ
foundedBy Alex Rose ⓘ
David Dubinsky ⓘ
labor leaders from the American Labor Party ⓘ
hasAbbreviation LPNY ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
New York State ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Jacob Javits ⓘ
John F. Kennedy ⓘ
Mario Cuomo ⓘ
Nelson Rockefeller ⓘ
Rudolph Giuliani ⓘ
linked to: Rudy Giuliani
supportedPolicy civil rights ⓘ
pro-labor legislation ⓘ
social welfare programs ⓘ
typeOfOrganization ballot-qualified party (historically) ⓘ
usedElectoralFusion yes ⓘ

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American Labor Party → ledToFormationOf → Liberal Party of New York ⓘ
David Dubinsky → memberOf → Liberal Party of New York ⓘ
David Dubinsky → founded → Liberal Party of New York ⓘ
1980 United States Senate election in New York → candidateParty → Jacob K. Javits;Liberal Party of New York ⓘ
linked to: Liberal Party of New York