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William E. Borah vs Earl Browder
| Issue | William E. Borah | Earl Browder |
|---|---|---|
| Antitrust and concentration of economic power | Drive monopoly and price fixing out of the system or face governmental regimentation directional_stancenot_applicable Break the 'monopoly ridden, price-fixing system' that gives 'a scanty meagre living for the vast majority and almost Incalculable wealth for the few'; wrest the party from the utilities, the du Ponts and the eastern organization that defend it. |
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| Federal anti-lynching legislation | Oppose the Wagner-Costigan federal anti-lynching bill as unconstitutional; attack party leaders who promise it specific_pledgenot_applicable Reject federal anti-lynching legislation on States'-rights grounds and denounce the leaders promising it to colored voters as 'hypocritical and Intellectually dishonest.' |
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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. |