They are unanimous in their hate for me—and I welcome their hatred."

[county worker]

Roosevelt seemed to relish the attacks of Republicans, maintaining that he and his New Deal protected the average American against the predations of the rich and powerful, Referring to "business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking," FDR crowed, "Never before have these forces been so united against one candidate as they stand today. They are unanimous in their hate for me—and I welcome their hatred.
Roosevelt's supporters believed their candidate understood and sympathized with them. As one worker put it in 1936, Roosevelt "is the first man in the White House to understand that my boss is a son of a (expletive.)" FDR won the election in a walk, amassing huge majorities in the popular vote and in the Electoral College.


http://millercenter.org/president/fdroosevelt/essays/biography/3

[truedelphi]

1. FDR's story offers the inconvenient truth that any President who really

Wanted to side with real people, and not some group of "buddies" on Wall Street, can do so.

[defendandprotect]

2. FDR knew the threat -- and didn't let FEAR stop him --- New Deal was greatest stimulus

ever to uplift our economy -- also for democracy in America --

You can't have a democracy without economic democracy -- !!



Many of us still gain strength from FDR -- Thank you!

[JoePhilly]

3. FDR, like Reagan, is dead.

The GOP isn't going to clone the mythical Reagan, and the left is not going to clone the mythical FDR.

[Uncle Joe]

4. The left isn't looking for a clone, it's looking for passionate commitment to the public good,

serious, quality, empathetic representation for the people, and some measure of inspiration.

FDR didn't have the monopoly on those human qualities so they didn't and couldn't die with him.

[Bake]

7. We don't need to clone FDR. We just need to replicate his SPINE.

And his commitment to Democratic principles.

Bake

[Whiskeytide]

5. Yeah, but that was ...

... before fixed elections and PR campaigns designed to make voters vote stupidly.

[Uncle Joe]

6. The Internet, aka; World Wide Web, aka; Information Superhighway is actively reeducating the people.