Socialist Alternative is asking for funds, to increase the number of branches around the U.S., and also to pay off its campaign debt. The organization has much greater visibility than it did in the past, as a result of electing Kshama Sawant to the Seattle city council, and also coming close to electing Ty Moore to the Minneapolis city council. See the party’s fund appeal here, at www.socialistalternative.org. The party also had a candidate in 2013 for City Council in Boston, Seamus Whelan. However he did not do as well as the party’s other two candidates. He polled 3,118 votes for city-council-at-large, placing 15th among 19 candidates, with four to be elected.
The Socialist Party, the Freedom Socialist Party, and Socialist Action, have all issued statements congratulating the Socialist Alternative Party for its success. However, The Militant, weekly newspaper of the Socialist Workers Party, has not mentioned Socialist Alternative.
Note from Paulie: Also the Peace and Freedom Party has this.