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Earl Browder · 1936 · Communist notable_no_chance
General Secretary of the Communist Party USA 1930–45; its presidential candidate in 1936 and 1940 during the Popular Front period.
Popular Front campaign that treated Landon, not Roosevelt, as the enemy; arrested at Terre Haute in September. Covered here only as the target of the Republican 'communism' charge.
Positions (1)
| Issue | Position | Kind | Strength | Attribution | Ev. | First | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communism, radicalism and "alien isms" as a political issue | Popular Front: nominal opposition to Roosevelt, real opposition to Landon and 'fascism' | pledge_forward | vague_gesture | reported | C | 1936-09-30 | not_applicable |