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What made William Randolph Hearst change his mind to the right?
As biographer Ben Proctor explains: During the 1920s William Randolph Hearst became an avowed Jeffersonian Democrat, warning his fellow citizens against the dangers of big government.
Was anyone in William Randolph Hearst's family in politics as well?

Question: How long did he play in politics?
Self-contained rewrite: How long did William Randolph Hearst play in politics?