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Roosevelt's political career in years to 1932
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Roosevelt's political career in years to 1932 Roosevelt was a member of the Democratic Party and he first entered politics in 1910. This happened when the leaders of the Democratic Party in New York asked him to be their candidate for the State Senator. Roosevelt accepted the application and set off on a huge campaign which included touring the area in a red hire car named "The Red Peril". He was very dedicated and often did up to 20 speeches in one day. For many years the election in which he was running had been won by the Republicans, but to the surprise of both his opponents and his supporters he won the election. In 1911 Roosevelt took his place in the New York Senate. He definitely knew what he wanted to do as was very strong willed. Within weeks of being elected he was rebelling against the leaders of the Democratic Party in New York, which was controlled by a group of professional politicians...
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