America First Party (other)
The America First Party is the name of two US political parties: * America First Party (1943), an isolationist political party founded in 1943 *America First Party, another name for the Populist Party (United States, 1984) See also *America First Committee The America First Committee (AFC) was the foremost United States isolationist pressure group against American entry into World War II. Launched in September 1940, it surpassed 800,000 members in 450 chapters at its peak. The AFC principally supp ...

America First Party (1943)
The America First Party was an isolationist political party which was founded on January 10, 1943. Its leader, Gerald L. K. Smith, was the party's presidential candidate in the 1944 U.S. presidential election. Background The America First Party advocated a reactionary version of isolationism advanced by Smith after he split from his support of the Republican “Old Guard.” It was notable for “flourishes of racism and Anti-Semitism.” In March 1944, Smith stated that he and his associates in the party favored Charles A. Lindbergh for president of the United States. When Wendell Willkie withdrew from the race for the 1944 Republican presidential nomination on April 5, following his complete loss of the Wisconsin primary in which New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Harold Stassen, and General Douglas MacArthur claimed all the delegates, Gerald L. K. Smith proclaimed that the candidate's decision “was a great victory for the America First people.” Willkie had stated dur ...
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Populist Party (United States, 1984)
The Populist Party was a political party in the United States between 1984 and 1996. It was conservative and often white nationalist in its ideology. The party was unrelated to the original American Populist Party or other American parties that have used the same name. Willis Carto helped found the Populist Party, which eventually served as an electoral vehicle for the former Knights of the Ku Klux Klan leader, David Duke. The party was also known as the "America First" party. 1984 presidential election In the 1984 presidential election, athlete and minister Bob Richards ran for president of the United States on the newly formed far-right, Populist Party ticket. He and running mate Maureen Salaman earned 62,646 votes. 1988 presidential election In the 1988 presidential election, white nationalist David Duke was the Populist Party's nominee for President of the United States. In some states, the vice presidential nominee was Floyd Parker, while in other states it wa ...
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