When 'Mad Men' Types -- and Hollywood-- First Played a Key Role in Politics
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When pundits labeled last year's presidential campaign "divisive" and "dirty," I had to laugh. The champion of all dirty races in this century, in fact, was the 1934 contest between Upton Sinclair and Frank Merriam.
Greg Mitchell | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics