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Hmmm...

But do you have Smith do the same things to deter Japan Roosevelt did? The oil and scrap metal embargo? Because if not, then the Go South faction of the Japanese military may not win over the Northern one, and you won't get Pearl Harbour. And the next president is somebody nobody has ever heard of. I sort of thought of the reasons to have a President Smith for the first two terms was to have a clean concience President Roosevelt at the end of that term. And the pro-business cons attack the New Deal and manage to stop a lot of it. Damn! I was hoping for the absolute reverse.
 
But do you have Smith do the same things to deter Japan Roosevelt did? The oil and scrap metal embargo? Because if not, then the Go South faction of the Japanese military may not win over the Northern one, and you won't get Pearl Harbour. And the next president is somebody nobody has ever heard of. I sort of thought of the reasons to have a President Smith for the first two terms was to have a clean concience President Roosevelt at the end of that term. And the pro-business cons attack the New Deal and manage to stop a lot of it. Damn! I was hoping for the absolute reverse.

Well a few things.

Smith has the same policies towards Japan, even harsher really. In OTL Smith was outspoken in his attacks against Germany and Japan.

Secondly, Barkley was VERY well known. In fact, along with Dwight Eisenhower he was the most admired political figure post-WWII in the 1940s (and the most popular Democratic politician in the country). The only reason he didn't win the Democratic Nomination in 1952 was his age.

Finally, for every action you have a reaction. Therefore no matter what happens in response to the Depression you're going to have a conservative reaction. With both Pat Harrison and Garner in control of Congress in Smith's second term you're gonna get less action than in OTL.
 
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