Watershed 1900 Elections (Addendum to N. Baters on AC)

Footnotes on the 1900 US Presidential Elections

I was pleasantly surprised to see the history-friendly article by N. Baters; it is an account of a US election from more than a century ago. Despite its apparently academic slant, that article and the 1900 election are critical to an understanding of the USA, especially its foreign policy since the 1890s. For that reason, I was disappointed that the otherwise excellent article by N. Baters did not focus on the short- and long-term significance of the general election of 1900. It was the last gasp - or threat to the established parties - from a serious third party, in 1896-1900 from an "upstart" Populist Party!