Trevor Loudon of the New Zeal blog has a post up documenting the increasing support Barack Obama is getting from American communist groups including the Communist Party USA, Young Communist League and the Democratic Socialists of America. Here's a taste:
"The Communist Party USA has abandoned it's pretense of neutrality . It is throwing all its energies behind Barack Obama in the race for the Deomocratic Party presidential nomination.
Why?
I'll let three top US Communists explain; According to Terrie Albano, editor of the CPUSA's People's Weekly World; 'The movement that has exploded around Obama is so important. It's antiracist in essence. It's deep and broad and multiracial and multigenerational. It has insightful and sophisticated everyday people active in it. It's the cream rising to the top after the long horrendous period of the Bush administration and ultra right rule since Reagan.But even if Obama doesn't win and Hillary Clinton does, getting rid of any ultra rightist will take this country forward. And the movement around Obama will influence Clinton.This kind of upsurge comes around just once in a lifetime. I hope for all progressives - each of us - get involved. Don't stand on the sidelines. Be active. Don't let history pass you by.' "
