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Fusion’s Greatest Triumph: Major Parties Play Minor Role in 1933 NYC Mayoralty Campaign

Fusion’s Greatest Triumph: Major Parties Play Minor Role in 1933 NYC Mayoralty Campaign

At the height of the Great Depression, New York City experienced one of the most fascinating mayoral elections in American history, a campaign dominated by two distinct new party movements. The 1933 mayoral race pitted Fiorello H. La Guardia, a fiery former progressive Republican congressman […]

by · October 8, 2011 · 1 comment ·
Longing for More of the Same, Recession-Battered Nevadans Elect Another Republican

Longing for More of the Same, Recession-Battered Nevadans Elect Another Republican

The GOP’s Mark Amodei easily defeated Democrat Kate Marshall and independent candidate Helmuth Lehmann, a political novice from Reno, to capture Nevada’s heavily Republican 2nd Congressional District seat Tuesday night. Amodei will take the seat of former U.S. Rep. Dean Heller, R-Carson City, who was […]

by · September 14, 2011 · 0 comments ·