Two years later, this man got over 3% of the presidential vote while in prison.
Bernie Sanders wrote and narrated a 1979 documentary on this historical figure he called a hero of his. This man famously stated, "While there is a lower class I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free." He gave that speech at his sentencing for violating the Espionage Act in 1918 by giving a speech against US involvement in World War I. Two years later, this man got over 3% of the presidential vote while in prison. FTP what co-founder of the American Railway Union ran for president on the Socialist ticket five times?
Bernie Sanders wrote and narrated a 1979 documentary on this historical figure he called a hero of his.
Eugene V. Debs