In February 1948, two days before a special election put American Labor Party candidate Leo Isacson into Congress, "The New York Times" analyzed the shifting background of the Progressive Party:The question involved in the special election is how strongly the Labor party vote will hold up after withdrawal of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and other anti-Communist unions from the Labor party because of its support of Mr. Wallace's candidacy for President, which has left the Communists and other left-wing elements in complete control of that party's organization.