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that Eugene Debs, aka Convict No. 9653, was the only candidate to ever run for US president from prison! Debs, imprisoned under the Espionage Act for his antiwar agitation during WWI, won nearly 1M votes in the 1920 election as a candidate for the Socialist Party.

Nov 9, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: that Eugene Debs, aka Convict No. 9653, was the only candidate to ever run for US president…from prison! Debs, imprisoned under the Espionage Act for his antiwar agitation during WWI, won nearly 1M votes in the 1920 election as a candidate for the Socialist Party.

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