Popular Party

Popular Party
File:According to Commander Johnsonson, the logo was "yellow and black, and incorporated symbols ranging from the libertarian torch, to the hammer and sickle, to the neo-pagan circle thing (sic)"
Founded	November 11th, 2019
Dissolved	January 23rd, 2020
Ideology	Populism
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The Popular Party was a populist, economically left-wing, third-positionist political party which split off from the Labour Party, founded and lead by Lohengramm. It was accused by its critics of being a cult, and dissolved in January of 2020 by mass exodus to the Bull Moose Party and elsewhere.

Immediately after its creation, the party caucused with the Federalist Party in the Senate.

The Popular Party performed very well in the December 2017 elections, winning "every single seat they had a candidate for" and then later putting Commander Johnsonson in JF-2 and Codegreen in JF-5.

On January 16, 2020, President MichiganLefty left the Labor Party for the Popular Party, stating that he felt it had "seemed to lose its vision and morale". The party would disband just two weeks later.

Party Self-Description

Original Explanation:

The Popular Party is a third-option party that plans to challenge the American two-party dichotomy. The Popular Party is characterized by economic leftist policy with socially conservative values. We value workers, family, and liberty.

Revised Explanation:

The Popular Party is a third-option party that plans to challenge the American two-party dichotomy. The Popular Party is characterized by economic leftist policy and a broad tent social policy. We aim to create a coalition that uses the party system not for selfish gain, but for the benefit of the people. No American should have to choose between two parties, neither of which really represent them and their interests. Our core policies include, among others; promotion of workers rights, decreasing income inequality, combating the influence and power of big corporations, fighting the climate crisis, and putting the governments focus back on the people.

Of particular note is the change between "conservative social policy" and "broad tent social policy" between the two explanations.

Criticism of the Popular Party

Various critics of the Popular Party have said it "lacked a coherent ideology," that it smacked of National-Bolshevism, and was "incredibly cursed." Of particular note was the influence of Lohengramm as the party's founder and leader. Accusations that he had purposefully suspended leadership elections to maintain his office eventually caused the party to dissolve.

Dissolution of the Popular Party

Towards the tail end of January, there was widespread dissatisfaction within the party over Lohengramm's handling of party affairs. When one of the party's members, ThanosDaddy appeared to be popular enough that he might oust Lohengramm in an election, Lohengramm suspended the upcoming elections on pretence. Documents then leaked to the members, showing that Lohengramm was actively attempting to quash threats to his position as leader.

From an interview with Commander Johnsonson months after the fact:

Lohengramm had a reputation as a demagogue beforehand, and at one point had suspended elections for one reason or another. We already didn’t particularly like Lohengramm, and documents ended up leaking showing that Lohengramm was specifically trying to force ThanosDaddy not just out of the election, but out of the party altogether We had had enough of Lohengramm, and after we defected he became more or less a joke, especially after he joined the federalists that he claimed to despise so much as Popular leader

Citing their grievances with Lohengramm's control of the party, most or all of the active membership left the party in late January, form the Bull Moose Party in late January of 2020.

Leadership and Known Members

Position	Name
President	Lohengramm
Vice President	unknown
Chief of Policy	unknown
Minister of Propaganda
State Chapter Representatives	unknown
Other Known Members	System, Commander Johnsonson, ThanosDaddy, RecklessAthenian, MichiganLefty, Melaniasmelons, Ultrafire3, April, Heamloch, Pierce Bryde, Andrew Glaze, Ricemaster

Historic Documents

Name and date	Summary
11/11/19, "Joint Resignation From The Popular Party"	The Populist Party lays out its platform.
01/15/20 "Populist Party Constitution" (Revised)	The Populist Party's revised constitution.
01/30/20 A Message from Members of the Popular Party 01/23/20 (Mass Exodus Letter)	Members of the Popular Party state their intention to leave due to frustrations at the party's direction and the overwhelming influence of it's leader, Lohengramm.