My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
HERBERT HOOVER'S STRANGE MIDTERM OF 1930
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Hoover did a difficult thing. He beat back challenges and his party won control. Until a string of congressional deaths changed the picture.
The 72nd Congress of 1931 was, as elected, a very narrow Republican , House 218 R - 217 D. Close, but for President Hoover, good enough. That is until, 14 Congressmen-elect died.
Not all at once -- that would be weird -- it was over 13 months, for all kinds of reasons but heart attacks and pneumonias leading the list. When special elections were held, it went 218 D and 216 R.
1 Farm Laborer supported the Democrats so final was 219-216.
We talk about this curious case. We also talk about the 14 Congressmen-elect who had some interesting biographies. And we talk Herbert Hoover and the spin he (tried to) put on The Great Depression.
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