Jay Lovestone

Jay Lovestone, born Jacob Liebstein, is a Socialist Party candidate for the 1932 United States Presidential election. Originally a member of the Communist Party, he left them in 1929 over disagreements with the new leader Joseph Stalin, who he perceived as a brutal traitor to the Communist ideal, believing his form of Communism to be barbaric and betraying. Instead, Lovestone joined the SPA, but was largely at odds with the likes of fellow candidate William Z. Foster, of whom Lovestone held a strong disposition to due to his support of Stalin.

Lovestone's nomination and ideals earned him the nickname 'the Compromising Communist' in the Socialist elections. Believing that America must become a bastion of what Communism should be, his plans to fix the economy include nationalised reinvigoration and powerful economic shifts that may shake the Democratic and Republican foundations for years to come.