Politics of the United States
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The two largest political parties in the United States are the United States Republican Party and the United States Democratic Party. The Republicans are generally called "conservative" and the Democrats "liberal."
There are many smaller parties and pressure groups which, for the most part, fall into four categories: the social democratic left, the far left, the far right, and parties following the American definition of libertarianism. Only a few minor parties participate in elections, and even fewer achieve significant electoral success.
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Minor parties
Social democratic left
- Congressional Progressive Caucus of the Democratic Party (left-liberal)
- Democratic Socialists of America (social democratic)
- Green Party of the United States (left-liberal environmentalist)
- Labor Party (left-liberal)
- Liberty Union Party (social democratic, active only in Vermont)
- Marijuana legalization movement
- Natural Law Party ("alternative", linked to Transcendental Meditation movement)
- Socialist Party USA (social democratic)
- United Citizens Party (social democratic, active only in South Carolina)
- Vermont Progressive Party (social democratic, active only in Vermont)
- Working Families Party (left-liberal, active only in New York state)
Far left
- African People's Socialist Party (black nationalist, led by Omali Yeshitela)
- American Indian Movement (indigenist)
- Black Radical Congress (black nationalist)
- Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism (post-Communist)
- Communist Party USA (post-Communist, led by Sam Webb)
- Freedom Road Socialist Organization (Stalinist)
- Freedom Socialist Party (Trotskyist)
- International Socialist Organization (Trotskyist)
- League for the Revolutionary Party (Trotskyist)
- Party for Socialism and Liberation
- Peace and Freedom Party (multi-tendency)
- Progressive Labor Party (Stalinist)
- Revolutionary Communist Party (Maoist, led by Bob Avakian)
- Socialist Equality Party (Trotskyist, led by David North)
- Socialist Labor Party (De Leonist)
- Socialist Workers Party (Castroist, led by Jack Barnes)
- Spartacist League (Trotskyist, led by James Robertson)
- Workers World Party (Stalinist/Castroist)
Far right
- American Party (Biblical Christian)
- Constitution Party (Biblical Christian)
- Falangist parties (Fascist)
- Ku Klux Klan (Christian racist)
- Nazi parties and movements (Hitlerite)
- Neo-Confederate parties
- Prohibition Party (prohibitionist, led by Earl Dodge)
Libertarian
- Libertarian Party
- Personal Choice Party (active only in Utah)
Chameleon
November 2004 presidential election
| Candidate | Party | Popular vote | Electoral vote | Candidate Web site |
| Pres. George W. Bush (TX) | Republican | 62,041,268 | 286 | http://www.georgewbush.com |
| Sen. John F. Kerry (MA) | Democratic | 59,028,548 | 251 | http://www.johnkerry.com |
| Mr. Ralph Nader (CT) | 463,635 | http://www.votenader.org | ||
| Mr. Michael Badnarik (TX) | Libertarian | 397,157 | http://www.badnarik.org | |
| Mr. Michael A. Peroutka (MD) | Constitution | 143,582 | http://www.peroutka2004.com | |
| Mr. David K. Cobb (CA) | Green | 119,858 | http://www.votecobb.org | |
| Mr. Leonard Peltier (KS) | Peace and Freedom | 27,607 | http://www.peaceandfreedom2004.org | |
| Mr. Róger Calero (NY) or Mr. James Harris (GA) |
Socialist Workers | 11,126 | http://www.themilitant.com | |
| Mr. Walter F. Brown (OR) | Socialist | 10,822 | http://www.waltbrownforpresident.org | |
| Mr. Thomas Harens (MN) | Christian Freedom | 2,387 | http://www.christianfreedomparty.com | |
| Mr. Gene Amondson (AK) | Prohibition (faction 2) | 1,944 | http://www.geneamondson.com | |
| Mr. Bill Van Auken (NY) | Socialist Equality | 1,857 | http://www.socialequality.com | |
| Mr. John Parker (CA) | Workers World | 1,644 | http://www.vote4workers.org | |
| Mr. Charles Jay (IN) | Personal Choice | 946 | http://www.charlesjay.com | |
| Mr. Stanford Andress (CO) | 804 | |||
| Mr. Earl F. Dodge (CO) | Prohibition (faction 1) | 140 | http://www.prohibition.org |
Ralph Nader was endorsed by the Independent Party of Delaware and the Reform Party.
Michael A. Peroutka was additionally endorsed by the Alaskan Independence Party and the Independent American Party.
Walter F. Brown was additionally endorsed by the Natural Law Party of Michigan and the United Citizens Party.
John Parker was additionally endorsed by the Liberty Union Party.
George Bush was additionally endorsed by the Conservative Party of New York State
John Kerry was additionally endorsed by the Liberal Party of New York State
