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Why did public support decline for the Populists?
In 1896, they nominated a Democrat, William Jennings Bryan, for president, which lost the Republican and southern Populists. By identifying with many of the ideals of the Democratic Party, they lost most of their their party identity.
Populists drew on all the following for inspiration with the exception of what?
bull moose party
What group was most opposed to the populist party's platform?
The Democratic Party became the chief opposition to the Populist Party. By adopting several Populist issues, it lessened the Populist's national attention. The Democrats then convinced the Populists to vote for their candidate, William Jennings Bryan. Joining with the Democrats took away the support from the Republicans who had formed a political alliance with them in North Carolina.
What was a demand of tht populists?
the populists demanded for Decreased Immigration in the country.
What issue caused the populist party to be absorbed by the Democratic Party?
The populists were, for the most part, unelectable on a national level. Their strong anti-elite, pro-agrarian platform lead to a voter base consisting almost completely of white farmers. In 1896, the Democratic party picked up many of the populist party's platform points. Realizing this, the populist leadership began debating whether to run their own candidate in the presidential election or to endorse the more electable Democrat, William Jennings Bryan. After a heated debate, the party came out in support of Bryan. During the election, Bryan took most of the populist vote. Unfortunately for them, Bryan lost the election. The populists were severely demoralized by this, and began to fracture as groups left for the more stable democrats or fought to gain control of the party.
