The History of Third Parties In America
America has a long history of unsuccessful challenges to the two-party system. Michael Medved reviews the record of these maverick movements in our political life.
1. 1790 – The Anti-Masonic Party
2. 1848 – The Free Soil Party opposed expansion of slavery
3. 1856 – The American Party, also known as the “Know Nothings”
4. 1860 – The four-way election of Abraham Lincoln
5. 1872 – The Liberal Republican Party
6. 1892 – The Populist’s Party
7. 1912 – Teddy Roosevelt’s Bull Moose Party
8. 1924 – The Progressive Party and “Fighting” Bob LaFollette
9. 1948 – Henry Wallace Progressives and Strom Thurmond Dixiecrats
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