Question

add a comma or semicolon if needed. otherwise, submit the text without any additional punctuation. journalist horace greeley founded the liberal republican party and he ran for the u.s. presidency in 1872 but died before the election results were finalized.

Explanation:

The sentence has two main clauses that are closely related in meaning. A semicolon is appropriate to separate them as they are both about Horace Greeley's political - related activities in 1872.

Answer:

Journalist Horace Greeley founded the Liberal Republican Party; and he ran for the U.S. presidency in 1872 but died before the election results were finalized.