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1936

Huey P. Long vs Earl Browder

IssueHuey P. LongEarl Browder
Distribution of national income and purchasing power
Share Our Wealth: cap fortunes, guarantee every family a homestead and income specific_pledgenot_applicable
A wealth tax and redistribution financed by massive federal spending: a guaranteed household grant and annual income, old-age pensions, limits on fortunes.
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Communism, radicalism and "alien isms" as a political issue —
Popular Front: nominal opposition to Roosevelt, real opposition to Landon and 'fascism' vague_gesturenot_applicable
Run a Communist ticket while treating the defeat of the Republican-Liberty League right as the objective.