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Why Did Hoover Win The Election Of 1932

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The presidential election of 1932 was the first election after the beginning of the Great Depression. It pitted the incumbent Republican Herbert Hoover against the Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt. Despite the terrible economic conditions that had developed under Hoover, the Republicans believed that Hoover would be able to solve the depression with protectionism and other aggressive economic policies. Franklin D. Roosevelt was considered the frontrunner to win the nomination, but was challenged by Al Smith and John Nance Garner. FDR carried the majority, but due to the ⅔ rule used by Democrats at the time, he was unable to clinch the nomination. His campaign made a deal with one of his opponents, John Nance Garner, to drop out and become FDR’s

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