>The task of socialists is to help create a mass political party of workers
>and our allies which is independent of capitalists' political control, a
>mass political party that uses all practical means of political action --
>from electoral campaigns to direct actions -- to fight for, achieve, and
>defend what the working class already believe in.
one can pull a lever in the voting booth next year _and_ do this. so, what's at stake. i mean, if you and carrol are actually afraid that pulling levers in voting booths is the reason why people are not building a social movement alongside you, then you're sorely mistaken as to why they aren't doing so.
kelley