What political machine did he run?

• A. The Whig Party
• B. The Reform Party
• C. A labor union
• D. Tammany Hall, New York

Answer: (D)

Political machines are organized groups that influence elections and city governance by distributing favors, jobs, and benefits to supporters in exchange for votes and loyalty. Tammany Hall was the infamous Democratic political machine in New York City that dominated local politics for many years, especially in the 19th century. Led by figures like Boss Tweed, it built a vast patronage network, mobilized immigrant communities, steered contracts and city business, and used various tactics to maintain control over elections and municipal government. So, when the question asks which machine “he” ran, the well-known example tied to a New York City political machine is Tammany Hall. The other options don’t fit because the Whig Party and Reform Party were broad national parties, and a labor union is an workers’ organization, not the city-level political machine that ran the government.