The novelists portray Long's rise to power as a justifiable popular reaction against the selfish policies pursued by the dominant economic interests prior to 1928. They speculate the degree his extremism reflected an overreaction to his enemies, or sprang inevitably from [[class conflict]] in the state. They all try to explain why Long enjoyed majority support in Louisiana, both during and after his lifetime. | The novelists portray Long's rise to power as a justifiable popular reaction against the selfish policies pursued by the dominant economic interests prior to 1928. They speculate the degree his extremism reflected an overreaction to his enemies, or sprang inevitably from [[class conflict]] in the state. They all try to explain why Long enjoyed majority support in Louisiana, both during and after his lifetime. |