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Roosevelt Maintains United Democratic Backing Ahead of 1936
Washington argues the Democratic Party shows unity behind President Roosevelt and the New Deal despite potential defections. The piece cites Hearst Colby movements, Huey Long’s death reducing radical threat, and potential shifts in Kentucky Ohio and Virginia as early indicators, with trials of party cohesion and the likelihood of conservative entrainment.
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