Well, okay it didn't really reject the New Deal, but look:In 1936, the only two states that voted for the GOP were Vermont and Maine. But why? We look today, and Vermont has elected a quasi-socialist. In 1940: Shift 5 points Wilkie's way, and every Northeastern State (even NY) except MA switches to the GOP. Throughout the 1950' s it voted for Eisenhower who was anything but a New Dealer.
So why was the strongest opposition to the New Deal from the Northeast, the region where liberalism is most confined today?
So why was the strongest opposition to the New Deal from the Northeast, the region where liberalism is most confined today?