It is interesting that even during WW2, Roosevelt got a mere 53% of the vote when he ran the 4th and final time. He did get over 400 electoral votes though.
Been to the FDRR memorial in DC? It is an impressive site to visit but I couldnt help thinking how little substance there was to the man after reading so many of his quotes. All he did was point out the obvious. "Too many people ar suffering from this depression," or words to that effect. Duh.
Nope, haven't made that one, TNC. But I have been to his home in Hyde Park, NY. It was tough listening to the propaganda, but I have been to a home of every US President who has one to visit (almost all of them do -- other than the most recent ones who don't have any open yet, McKinley is the only one with no surviving residence.) So it was part of a historical obligation, not an act of homage.
I have to admit I thought a few nasty thoughts involving property desecration that I never carried out!
Funny how they omitted this FDR quote from the memorial:
"The lessons of history, confirmed by the evidence immediately before me, show conclusively that continued dependence upon relief induces a spiritual disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber. To dole our relief in this way is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit. It is inimical to the dictates of a sound policy. It is in violation of the traditions of America. Work must be found for able-bodied but destitute workers.
The Federal Government must and shall quit this business of relief."
Because of the war, millions of servicemen never got to vote. The GOP was worried that they'd vote 95% for FDR, and they would have, but things being as they were, I don't think the 'absentee ballot' system was in place or it just failed due to the circumstances of the time. Had they voted his pct. would have been a bit higher....