THE POLITICS OF THE NEW DEAL: Did FDR use this sweeping body of legislation to gain an electoral advantage? Yes. Next question? In fact, that was all that it was about, and as with Obama’s “recovery” programs, it didn’t matter that it actually made things worse and extended the Depression.
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