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In 1928 New York Governor Al Smith made a disastrous run for President. The booming economy and prejudice against his Catholic faith allowed Herbert Hoover to win a landslide victory. And by vacating the Governorship Smith created a powerful rival in Franklin Roosevelt who would beat him for the Presidential nomination four years later. The POD is Smith decides to sit out the 1928 Presidential race and instead run for re-election as Governor of New York. Can he win the Democratic nomination and the general election in 1932?
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