The Communist Party made him a congressional candidate .
The Communist Party was then expelled from the party in 1940 , after his disinterest in following party discipline and his attacks on older comrades made him unpopular with the party leaders .
The Communist Party made him a congressional candidate but was then expelled from the party in 1940 , after his disinterest in following party discipline and his attacks on older comrades made him unpopular with the party leaders .