March of the Governors #26: The Farmer-Labor Party

March of the Governors Podcast The Farmer-Labor Party Minnesota's Farmer-Labor Party was the most successful third party in American history. Between 1930 and 1938, the party far outpaced both traditional parties in vote-getting, including successfully electing three Farmer-Labor governors. For this special episode, we assembled a panel of historians to reflect on the terms of Floyd Olson, Hjalmar Peterson, and Elmer Benson and this unique interlude in Minnesota political history.

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March of the Governors #26: The Farmer-Labor Party is an episode from Ramsey County History podcast by Paul Nelson.

This episode is 01:05:36 long.

This episode was published on Apr 3, 2023.

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