Solutions .. Party (forerunner of the Republicans) has 6 entries with similar clues

• 4-letter words
• vcrsTiVo forerunners
• 5-letter words
• epromFlash memory forerunner
• telexFax forerunner
• 6-letter words
• heraldForerunner
• 9-letter words
• harbingerHerald (forerunner)
• precursorForerunner