What political parties have seen big sudden support?
Around the world what are some parties that went from being small to being a big political player maybe even winning an election in a short period of time?
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As is usual in times of economic uncertainty, it is the xenophobic right wing extremist parties with nationalist and racist platforms that have the biggest growth.
In 1912 Teddy Roosevelt joined the moderate Bull Moose party, because he opposed Taft’s ultra-conservative approach.
While Roosevelt didn’t win, he stopped Taft’s reelection.
The Polish trade union Solidarity was formed in 1980.
The 80s brought martial law and violent suppression of the union.
In 1989 its candidates won the contests for 99 of 100 Senate seats and 160 of 161 Sejm (lower house of parliament) seats.
The “American Independent Party” is the 3rd largest political party in California.
But that is due to a combination of Stupid People and the Party’s misleading name.
People who register for that party tend to do so because they think it means they are registering as an “independent voter”, which they are not doing.
The AIP is an organized far-right Party whose Presidential Nominee in 2016 was Donald Trump (which means Trump was listed on California ballots twice in 2016, since he was running in two parties).
If a Californian wants to truly be independent, they need to register as “Decline to State”.
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