He had little success in politics. In 1906, he garnered three percent of the vote as a Socialist candidate for Congress in New Jersey, and later gained the Democratic nomination for governor of California, but lost the general election.
He had little success in politics. In 1906, he garnered three percent of the vote as a Socialist candidate for Congress in New Jersey, and later gained the Democratic nomination for governor of California, but lost the general election. Where he failed to enact change politically, he succeeded socially, largely thanks to a novel he serialized in the socialist newspaper The Appeal to Reason. For ten points, name this notable muckraker, the author of The Jungle.
He had little success in politics. In 1906, he garnered three percent of the vote as a Socialist candidate for Congress in New Jersey, and later gained the Democratic nomination for governor of California, but lost the general election.
Upton {Sinclair}