Working Families bet on 2026 as the right time for a third US party after a wave of wins

The progressive party is now active in 18 states and much of its expansion happened in the past five years

The time has come" for the Working Families party, the progressive third party's national director said after a year of big wins and a growing hunger among voters for a home outside the two major political parties.

For 26 years, we've been building this argument," Maurice Mitchell said. And the argument has met the moment."