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Aspirants to public place presented their claims directly to the people, and the personal popularity of the candidate was an important factor in achieving success.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “Aspirants to public place presented their claims directly to the people, and the personal popularity of the candidate…”
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Stevenson discusses the significance of personal popularity in political success during early American politics.
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