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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.

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.

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

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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