AHC: Successful National Farmer-Labor Party in America.

As the title says, how can you have a national Farmer-Labor Party in the United States?

One way I can imagine is a merger between the Socialist Party of America and the Farmer-Labor Party in 1920, as was proposed but rejected by the SPA. Then there's still the question of how they could gain proper traction nationally.
 
1. Take down the Democratic Party - they were on shaky ground in 1920, with Farmer-Labor candidates passing Democratic candidates in many areas.
2. Prevent the Communists from taking control of the Farmer-Labor Party in the 1924 Conference.
 
1. Take down the Democratic Party - they were on shaky ground in 1920, with Farmer-Labor candidates passing Democratic candidates in many areas.
2. Prevent the Communists from taking control of the Farmer-Labor Party in the 1924 Conference.
Another thing that Farmer-Labor needs is less competition in the left wing I'd say, so no La Follete political vehicle in 1924 would definitely help them spread roots into more states. Preventing the liberal wings of the Dems from strengthening is also pretty key.

A non-corrupt GOP man or Harding not getting caught in scandal plus not dying might help. Another thing would probably be a more violent primary for the Dems too.
 
Maybe in 1924, if the Farmer-Labor party is in a stronger position, the various progressive factions decide to run under a Farmer-Labor ticket, rather than form a united Progressive Party. It helps give them a significant boost in the public eye, and after the election a significant number of progressives decide to continue to support the Farmer-Labor Party so that it remains a fairly significant third party until the depression hits which gives them another significant boost to their popularity. Finally, Huey Long backs the Farmer-Labor Party as a spoiler candidate to prove that his Share Our Wealth program has potential and ensure a Republican victory in 1936, with the long-term goal of securing the Democratic nomination in 1940. As a result, after Huey is assassinated the Farmer-Labor party is able to inherit a significant portion of the Share Our Wealth movement, giving them significant gains in the rural south.

In addition, the rise of a considerably left-wing party is likely to mean that civil rights is going to be put on the agenda a lot earlier, which is going to cause internal divisions in the Democratic Party.
 
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