"Will that same huge multiracial coalition of people be outraged by the reversal?"

One of the biggest changes in Chicago came in 1983, when a multiracial coalition elected the city's first black Mayor, Harold Washington.

Mr. Lee asks for more fairness; he hopes the split in Umno will allow an alternative multiracial coalition to form.

But while Mr. Dinkins may have performed better than expected in managing the city's precarious finances, the multiracial coalition that elected him is vulnerable.

Mr. Sharpton, while a champion of the multiracial coalitions of old, argued that they would be stronger with more young people in them.

The decision to not hold classes was made last year at the urging of a multiracial coalition of students.

The Democratic Turnhalle Alliance, a multiracial coalition that favors a capitalist economy, has 21 seats.

Mr. Clinton also used Mrs. Edelman's strategy to build a multiracial coalition.

Their broad, multiracial coalition then used grassroots organizing techniques that resulted in electoral wins.

A bipartisan, multiracial coalition of 850 local leaders and citizens is analyzing what ails the city's schools and how to change them.