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Hollywood Tempered California Politics In 1934 Sinclair Bid
The 1934 California gubernatorial race saw novelist Upton Sinclair run as a Democrat with EPIC End Poverty in California. He defeated party favorite George Creel in the primary before losing the general to Frank Merriam, amid Hollywood pressure and limited party backing.
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California
Sone
Democratic Party
Joton Sinclair
Gray Davis
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Hollywood
Neil Gabler
Sinclair
George Creel
H.L. Mencken
Creel
Frank Merriam
William Randolph Hearst
Merriam
Florida
Franklin Roosevelt