If my soul was made of stone
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« on: November 16, 2021, 10:32:25 PM » |
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As you mention, Thomas' influence was much of it, as the heavily unionized region had a strong presence for left-wing third parties prior to the New Deal. On the other hand, the strong CPUSA county of Otter Tail would never go Democratic again after 1932, as that organization collapsed between New Deal deradicalization and the Winter War souring the heavily Finnish populace on the radical left.
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