Louisiana politician in the 1930s. Biography I draw from for the below 1:
- Wanted to emulate Williams Jennings Bryan populism
- came from a fairly well off family
- Started as a salesman, moved into law
- indefatigable and energetic in his campaigning in 1927
- attacked other politicians in a way that was outside the norm for the time.
- Shunned support for political bosses and attacked them instead
- Used the radio and soap box speaking
- Attacked the media as being biased against him
- Impeached by the house of Louisiana, acquitted by the senate on a technical matter of the chargers
- Considered by FDR to be one of the two most dangerous men in America during FDR’s election where Long stumped for him across the country
- Setup the Bureau of Criminal Identification with powers to arrest anyone in the state. This group was accursed of kidnapping a critic set to testify against Long during his senate run
- Argued for a re-distribution of wealth during the depression
- Overly involved in LSU, helping to raise the university’s stature and particular focused on the advancement of its football team
- Helped get Hattie Caraway elected in Arkansas, the first female elected senator by campaigning for her
- Reminds me of a cross between Donald Trump and Robert Moses