In 2010, in a report prepared for the Communist Party's 29th National Convention, several members of the Young Communist League USA wrote: "Currently, the conditions rarely if ever allow us to run open Communists for office. When members o run for office, it is within the auspices of the Democratic Party. Otherwise, we find ourselves supporting progressive (and in some instances not-so-progressive) Democratic candidates. Despite how much many of us would love to run comrades for office as Communists, we all agree that this is how we currently have to function in this political climate."