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The Working Families Party is a minor political party in the United States. It was started in New York by a coalition of unions, community organizations (most notably ACORN), members of the now-inactive national New Party , and public interest groups to create a progressive force more effective than the Liberal Party. The party was established in 1998 and won its first New York ballot line. Dan Cantor is the party's organizer. The party is currently fighting for an increase in New York State's minimum wage.

One slogan of the Working Families Party is "The minor party with major possibilities."

In elections the Working Families Party use a cross-endorsement system known as electoral fusion to maximize their impact without wasting votes, fighting the major parties where they are too strong, or splitting the vote and allowing opponents to beat political allies. This means they may endorse a major party candidate (usually Democrat) in some races or precincts and put forward their own candidate when they feel that an alternative is justified or that they have a good chance of winning. A vote for the Working Families Party in the 2004 elections goes towards Kerry/Edwards in the Presidential race.

In 2003 the W.F.P. had candidates in over 500 races throughout New York State, many of them cross-endorsed.

Another major platform of the Working Families Party is to defeat the "Rockefeller Drug Laws" in New York State, remnant from when Nelson Rockefeller was Governor. On election day, November 2, 2004, W.F.P majorly contributed to the election of David Soares to Albany County District Attorney. Soares advocated for reform of drug policy, and a less punitive approach to criminal justice generally.

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