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FDR And Upton Sinclair's Campaign

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Very interesting points you brought up as to why FDR did not want to involve himself in Upton Sinclair's campaign for governor of California. Indeed, even though FDR and Upton Sinclair were both democrats, the difference is that FDR was non-partisan and Sinclar was not. Kasey, why do you believe this is so and was it because FDR was so involved in winning the election in 1932? I also got the same perception from the readings and from your post that it was a political strategy by FDR to not helping or for that matter in supporting Sinclair's campaign. FDR had too much going on with the economy and getting the country out of the devastating financial turmoil in history called "The Great Depression." My perception is that FDR's main focus
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