werewolf
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The Populist Party was well-organized and fast-growing for a number of years until it was subverted. Since we weren't interested in "costumes" and had a great platform and a number of capable leaders, it was ignored by the media when it existed except when it was smeared, which makes it all but impossible to find accurate information about it now as it existed pre-internet.
In 1990, the Populist Party had balloted candidates in every region of the country, and they averaged 8% of the vote against Dems and Repubs, more than respectable for a "third" party in a closed political system. In New Jersey that year we had candidates running for the House of Representatives in every congressional district.
So that explains it. And, yes, I was hanging out in New Jersey a lot at the time.