Claim: There are two major contemporary political parties, and William Jennings Bryan belongs to one of them.
Evidence: William Jennings Bryan -LRB- March 19 , 1860 -- July 26 , 1925 -RRB- was an American orator and politician from Nebraska , and a dominant force in the populist wing of the Democratic Party , standing three times as the Party 's nominee for President of the United States -LRB- 1896 , 1900 , and 1908 -RRB-.
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States , along with the Republican Party.