The Rise and Fall of Upton Sinclair

The Capitol in California played hardball in that election like the way that the Hollywood big wigs were they were literally doing fake news. Upton Sinclair's huge lead early on after the primaries by swamping him and how you know he couldn't really respond. Who else could embody that message at that time realistically who's gonna get a major party nomination in a state like California other than a celebrity?