{"id":14638,"date":"2015-05-13T15:00:52","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T20:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=14638"},"modified":"2015-05-13T13:15:42","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T18:15:42","slug":"video-socialists-in-chicago-build-momentum-ahead-of-2016-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/video-socialists-in-chicago-build-momentum-ahead-of-2016-election\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Socialists in Chicago build momentum ahead of 2016 election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Carmen Lopez<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Socialist party held its traditional May Day rally and its supporters are now seeking to expand and influence future elections.<\/p>\n<p>The political party, with its tiny but reportedly growing membership locally, first emerged in the Chicago area in 1896. According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/chicagosocialistparty.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Socialist Party website<\/a>, its mission is to \u201cestablish a radical democracy that places people\u2019s lives under their own control \u2013 a non-racist, classless, feminist socialist society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chicago Socialist Party seeks to increase its relevance in 2016 elections\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/127628526?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>About 100 members of the party and their supporters gathered at Union Park for the annual May Day rally on the first day of May.<\/p>\n<p>Miguel Del Toral is a Chicago Socialist Party member and holds a co-chair position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were down to 10 active members when I joined three years ago,\u201d Del Toral said. \u201cI have been chair since and we\u2019ve tripled our numbers,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The group has been seeing the most growth in California, according to Del Toral. The party is struggling to find a 2016 presidential hopeful that meets its needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPretty much all of them do not fit these requirements that the Socialist Party has,\u201d Del Toral said.<\/p>\n<p>The party said it strives to give equal rights to all oppressed groups. Therefore, candidates such as Sen. Marco Rubio and Gov. Mike Huckabee are unlikely to gain their vote according to Del Toral. He also added that the Democratic Party is not meeting the Socialist Party needs either.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey twist their words. They say they\u2019re for the working class, but they stab you in the back,\u201d Del Toral said about the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Del Toral said Socialist Party members would be voting for Sen. Bernie Sanders if the election were held today.<\/p>\n<p>The political group plans to strengthen by organizing within communities to increase its impact in future elections and empower the people.<\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Supporters and members of the Chicago Socialist Party rally to increase relevance. (Carmen Lopez\/Medill)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Carmen Lopez The Chicago Socialist party held its traditional May Day rally and its supporters are now seeking to expand and influence future elections. The political party, with its tiny but reportedly growing membership locally, first emerged in the Chicago area in 1896. 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