Byrd machine
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The Byrd machine, or Byrd Organization, was a political machine of the Democratic Party led by former Governor and U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd that dominated Virginia politics for much of the 20th cent
Harry F. Byrd Sr. in the 1930s
Political machine
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In the politics of representative democracies, a political machine is a party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives and that is characterized by a high degree of lea
Byrd machine
…The Byrd machine, or Byrd Organization, was a political machine of the Democratic Party led by former Governor and U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd (1887–1966) that dominated Virginia politics for much of the 20th century…
In this 1889 Udo Keppler cartoon from Puck, all of New York City politics revolves around boss Richard Croker.
1869 tobacco label featuring William M. Tweed, 19th-century political boss of New York City