populist

So something that I wonder is if Benjamin Harrison winning in 1892 would result in a Populist Democrat winning the 1896 Election. How likely is that to happen? A Populist administration (if it happens) sounds pretty interesting, what would its policies be on trade, immigration and civil rights?

Ahh, the People's Party. While successful in the short time they existed, they never really expanded their base of support beyond their rural core, and were later swallowed up by the Democrats. What I wonder is what if the Populists managed to survive and gain the support of organized labor and...

The People’s Party is probably the most successful third party in American history that never overtook one of the major parties. The Populists, as they were often called, never won the presidency but managed to form a fusion ticket with the Democrats and in many ways were harbingers of the...