Machine politics involved exchanging political votes for local favors to aid city life, incorporating immigrant communities into the political system.
Machine politics refers to the process by which political votes were exchanged for local favors to aid everyday life in the city. Political machines developed as a way to incorporate working-class immigrant communities into the political system, providing services in exchange for votes. This system, while corrupt, allowed poverty-stricken and immigrant communities to benefit collectively.
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