Huey+Long

Huey Long
The political scene of the 1930s was a time of great political turmoil. In the 1930s politicians ranged from right winged radicals who criticized FDR for instituting socialism in the nations government, to left wing radicals like Huey Long.

Huey Long was a Louisiana state governor from 1928 to 1932. He was an extremely left wing thinker who won the race for governor by a larger margin than any other governor in the state's history. He was known as "the Kingfish", and he was known for getting things done. He was extremely liberal, and was running for President in 1936 on his "Share our Wealth" platform. This program was announced to help him in his run for Presidency. His program proposed capping personal fortunes at between 5 and 8 million dollars, and increasing the tax percentages for millionaires. He believed that money should essentially be "taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor". His program also called for a debt memorandum to give families more time to pay their debts and to not lose things to creditors.

Democratic Primary, 1928
Candidate Votes Percentage
 * = Huey P. Long ||= 126,842 ||= 43.9% ||
 * = Riley J. Wilson ||= 81,747 ||= 28.3% ||
 * = Oramel H. Simpson ||= 80,326 ||= 27.8% ||

General Election, 1928
Candidate Votes Percentage As you can see by these 1928 election results, Huey Long was very popular in the state of Louisiana, and even around the country. Many people thought that he could successfully unseat FDR in the 1936 election.
 * = Huey Long ||= 92,941 ||= 96.14% ||
 * = Etienne J. Caire ||= 3,733 ||= 3.86% ||