Answer: populists

AnswerCrossword Clue
POPULISTSDefenders of the common man
POPULISTSChampions of the common man
POPULISTSSplinter party voters of 1892.
populistsA member of the Populist Party, a US political party formed in 1891 that advocated the interests of labor and farmers, free coinage of silver, a graduated income tax, and government control of monopolies
populistsA member or adherent of a political party seeking to represent the interests of ordinary people
populistsA person who holds, or who is concerned with, the views of ordinary people
populistsPOPULIST, a member of a party which represents the common people