democrats in the 1930s wanted president franklin roosevelt "to be more conservative."
democrats in the 1930s wanted president franklin roosevelt "to be more conservative."
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when republicans and democrats faced off for the 1938 midterm elections, it  had been a decade since republicans had done well in congressional elections.  they had lost seats in ... rein the president in. an august 1938 gallup poll  showed that 66 percent of americans wanted fdr to pursue more conservative  policies.
political observers in the early 1930s were of decidedly mixed opinion about the  possible presidential candidacy of franklin d. roosevelt. .... in many respects,  willkie was just the type of liberal republican that fdr wanted to lure into the  democratic partyduring the initial weeks of the election season, fdr looked  strong ...
both during and after his presidential terms, and continuing today, there has  been much criticism of franklin d. roosevelt. critics have questioned not only his  policies and positions but also charged him with centralizing power in his own  hands by controlling both the government and the democratic party. many  denounced ...
find out more about the history of franklin d. roosevelt, including videos,  interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. get all the facts on  history.com. ... reelected as governor in 1930, roosevelt emerged as a front- runner for the democratic presidential nomination two years later. he broke  tradition and ...
... deepest depression ever, republicans and conservatives fall into disfavor in  1930, 1932 and 1934, losing more and more of their seats. liberals (mostly  democrats with a few republicans and independents) come to power with the  landslide 1932 election of liberal democrat franklin d. roosevelt.