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In January 1920, Prohibition, enforced under the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act, became law across the United States. It remained illegal until its repeal in 1933. Why then, did the Prohibition Party run candidates in the 1920, 1924, 1928, and 1932 elections when its aim had already become law?

by /u/throwawayJames516 in /r/AskHistorians

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