How the Know-Nothings, Free Soilers and other third parties shaped US politics
JONATHAN J. COOPER
Associated Press
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Martin Van Buren, the 8th President of the United States, is seen in this undated photo.
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An unidentified protester holds up a placard as supporters of the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump demonstrate on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol, April 15, 2016, in downtown Denver.
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Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House, May 30.
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Sen. Strom Thurmond, D-S.C., poses outside the Senate chamber before taking the floor to join other southern senators in opposition to the House-passed civil rights bill, March 17, 1964, in Washington.
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Ross Perot gestures during a media conference, Nov. 5, 1997, in San Francisco.
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A voter fills out a ballot at the MetraPark events center, June 4, 2024, in Billings, Mont.
Elon Musk's plan to create a new political party puts him in the company of a long line of business and political titans looking to upend the two-party system that has dominated U.S. politics since almost the beginning.
An unidentified protester holds up a placard as supporters of the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump demonstrate on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol, April 15, 2016, in downtown Denver.
Sen. Strom Thurmond, D-S.C., poses outside the Senate chamber before taking the floor to join other southern senators in opposition to the House-passed civil rights bill, March 17, 1964, in Washington.
