In 1932 Roosevelt Won the Presidential Election By a Landslide; Winning In All But Six States and Although His Campaign and Composure Did Have a Profound Impact On His Victory, There Were Also Outside Influences That Made Him Win More Votes Tha

... QUESTION 2 In 1932 Roosevelt won the Presidential election by a landslide; winning in all but six states and although his campaign and composure did have a profound impact on his victory, there were also outside influences that made him win more votes than any President had before. Roosevelt himself, did receive numerous votes by taking an active interest in the American people. He went on a grand Tour of the US during his election campaign to speak and see the 'ordinary Americans' and hear their stories and hardships; something never done before by a candidate, most notably not by Hoover. He also made public his plans for America: to improve the lives of ordinary people and to get government funding to help people get back to work, plans and ideas that America had not heard from Hoover, but most importantly, plans and ideas that they so desperately wanted and needed during

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