I'm not purity testing, knowledge of the Bourgeoisie is the basic fundamental of Socialism. If you're rejecting reading and saying it doesn't matter, you probably are a bad leftist.
So now you agree with me, there were elections, and many sources support their efficacy.
You have no evidence about Pat Sloan, and given that his work was published in 1937, it's likely he was talking about the present day for him.