Irrelevance Then Decline: The American Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is America’s oldest non-major party fielding a candidate every year without fail since 1876. The party lived to see their main goal be enacted into law, then rescinded as its unintended consequences wrecked the law, order, and stability the party ostensibly fought for, and it did this all without ever gaining major electoral success.
Dennis and Aaron dive into the history of the Prohibition Party and a number of its presidential candidates through 2020.
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