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4 unusual facts about Whitaker and Baxter


Whitaker and Baxter

The following quote, which appeared in the L.A. Times reflecting Sinclair's opinion on marriage, was taken from a fictional character's dialogue in Sinclair's book Love's Pilgrimage.

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They developed early models of campaign finance and expenditure, including spending money early to drive out challengers (as in Goodwin Knight's 1954 gubernatorial campaign) or holding as much as 75% of their total funds to the end of the campaign (typically, the last three weeks), when voters were paying attention.

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Merriam's main opponent in the gubernatorial election would be Upton Sinclair, author of The Jungle.

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In 1993, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company lobbied to place Proposition 1 on the ballot for California's December 1993 special election.



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