Term: What was the Populist Party? (scroll down for definition)

 

 

 

 

Definition: Populist Party

Also known as the People's Party ... they were a short-lived political party comprised mostly of farmers. In 1892, they drafted their platform at Omaha, Nebraska (Omaha Platform) and ran James Weaver for President. He lost.

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