Talk:Progressive Party (United States, 1948–1955)

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"Anti-war third parties in the United States have always had a tough time winning presidential elections since World War II. One reason may be because the U.S. Establishment's governmental machinery apparently likes to discriminate against anti-war third parties like the Progressive Party."

Ummm... this seems a little dogmatic and ideological to me.

I thought the US electoral system discriminated against all 3rd parties! In addition to this, other reasons could have included the first stages of the Cold War, that the US had emerged stronger from the last major wars, unsympathetic media (probably more likely to discriminate against anti-war parties). These aren't concrete explanations but I thought I'd offer some alternative/contributory ideas, I imagine that there is a considerable literature on why 3rd parties don't do well in the US. Sjeraj 15:21, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Removed POV statement
"Anti-war third parties in the United States have always had a tough time winning presidential elections since World War II. One reason may be because the U.S. Establishment's governmental machinery apparently likes to discriminate against anti-war third parties like the Progressive Party." -- This statement is POV. I removed it along with the NPOV template, used to contest this. --Northmeister 04:37, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

"It had no connection with the 1912 Progressive Party of Theodore Roosevelt or the 1924 Progressive Party of Robert M. La Follette, Sr."

Excuse me. No connection is rather strong, given that Henry C. Wallace was a vocal Bull Mooser and Henry A. Wallace was a long-time supporter of 'Fighting Bob'. Brianb123 05:07, 13 March 2007 (UTC)brianb

he cheated on her —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.13.224.30 (talk) 23:16, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Article name
The page should be moved to 'Progressive Party (United States 1948-1955). GoodDay (talk) 18:06, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

"Safe haven"
Currently, this entry includes the statement "The 1948 Progressive Party served as a safe haven for communists, fellow travelers, and anti-war liberals during the Second Red Scare. Prominent Progressive Party supporters included U.S. Representative Vito Marcantonio and writer Norman Mailer."
 * Is "safe haven" logical for this entry? Wasn't the party more like a "vehicle" for such people and parties?  Or did it function more as a "focal point," since in ways it served as a national vehicle for state parties like the American Labor Party (of the States of New York)?  After FDR's long presidential "reign," the Democratic Party was splitting up (with the Dixiecrats soon to leave, following the Progressives)...  Anyone?

Wallace in the 1952 presidential election
I challenge the statement that Henry Wallace supported Dwight Eisenhower in the 1952 presidential election. No source is cited. According to the Culver & Hyde biography of Wallace, he voted for Adlai Stevenson in 1952. Culver & Hyde write that Wallace did support Eisenhower in 1956. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.143.202.206 (talk) 02:08, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Query
From the article: "Historians have disputed the degree to which Communists shaped the party. Most agree that Wallace himself was not a Communist, but they also agree that he paid very little attention to internal party affairs." Are there in fact any historians who allege Wallace was a Communist? I suspect not, and so I'd modify that sentence a bit. --Ismail (talk) 01:08, 2 December 2018 (UTC)

Triple negative
"The party began to disband in 1955 as opponents of anti-Communism became increasingly unpopular"

I found this confusing. (It's in the third paragraph of the article.) Jruderman (talk) 11:35, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

Questia as source of reference books
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As the world of education changes, Gale continues to adapt to the needs of customers and users. We offer many other periodical resources and databases that have been recently enhanced to make discovery faster and easier for everyone." References will need to be updated.Larry Koenigsberg (talk) 17:13, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I updated the Questia references. About half of them are available at Hathi Trust. Larry Koenigsberg (talk) 17:13, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

Minnesota Progressive Party in the Presidential Election of 1988
At one time Wikipedia carried an entry briefly discussing former U.S. Senator Eugene J McCarthy's Presidential run in 1988 when he was on the ballot as a candidate of the "Minnesota Progressive Party". A State-based third party that had no connection with any national Progressive party. Granted it was not a national political party but Wikipedia does devote considerable coverage to third political parties. It's a pity that entry was deleted. I surmise that some Wiki-Wizard made the call that such State political activities lack the significance that comparable activities in New York or elsewhere are accorded. Pity.LAWinans (talk) 02:18, 31 May 2022 (UTC)