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TommyC1776
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« on: May 01, 2008, 12:48:31 PM »
Did William Jennings Bryan move the Democratic party towards the left?
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« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2008, 01:28:51 PM »
I think he certainly did move the Democratic Party economically to the left. He and his followers, the populist, pro-silver faction of the party, ended up defeating the pro-gold "Bourbon" Democrats. There is a stark difference between Grover Cleveland and the later Democrats.
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