During the 1928 election the Republicans paid $420,000 to radio companies and increased their spending to $437,000 during the 1932 election. Among important Republican constituencies, he had the support of women, progressives, internationalists, the new business elite, and corporate interests. I can think of some painless fixes that could be made by Congress to ensure that SS is there for future generations, but Congress seems to have other ideas. Thomas and his faction unsuccessfully tried to have Morris Hillquit replaced as chair of the party by Daniel Hoan. 15 million How had investment and manufacturing been effected by the depression? Many prominent Republicans even went so far as to espouse the cause of the Democratic candidate openly. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The outrage caused by the deaths of veterans in the Bonus Army incident in the summer of 1932, combined with the catastrophic economic effects of Hoover's domestic policies, reduced his chances of a second term from slim to none. He promised recovery with a "New Deal" for the American people. During Roosevelts campaign he promised a New Deal, policies that would help the country. The vote cast for Hoover, and the fact that in only one section of the nation (West South Central) did he have less than 500,000 votes and in only three states outside of the South less than 50,000 votes, made it clear that the nation remained a two-party electorate, and that everywhere, despite the overwhelming triumph of the Democrats, there was a party membership devoted to neither the new administration nor the proposals of the Socialist candidate who had polled 75% of the "other" vote (as well as the highest raw vote total of his campaigns).[30]. The net vote totals in the twelve largest cities shifted from Republican to Democratic with Harding having won 1,540,000 in 1920, Coolidge by 1,308,000 in 1924, while Smith won by 210,000. Electoral College Votes by State State Electoral Vote of Each State . Hoover had won over 58% of the popular vote in the 1928 presidential election, but his share of the popular vote declined to 39.6% in 1932. Besides having policy differences, the two candidates presented a stark contrast in personal demeanour as well. They were actually very well liked up until that point for spurring the economic growth that came to be so synonymous with the Roaring '20s. Were they just pointing fingers at anyone that could have done anything that spurred on the great depression? Herbert Hoover also failed to flip any counties. You may use it as a guide or sample for For the results of the subsequent election, see United States presidential election of 1936.