Their mistake was in raising so many of them to vote Democrat. The Demagogic Party had attracted the big-fist-government fans who admired Stalin, and that includes cabinet member, FDR's second VP, 1944 Presidential candidate (and nearly President; he was forced off the ticket in1944 and Truman took his place) Henry Wallace.
Yes, and those were in fact the “greatest generation” folks. Their children were just as bad or worse.
Whoopsie, his candidacy was in 1948. On the campaign trail he got nailed in the head by some object thrown by a union member.