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==Roosevelt's Realignment==
==Roosevelt's Realignment==
The 1932 election brought about a major realignment in political party affiliation, and is widely considered to be a [[realigning election]] that created the [[Fifth Party System]]. Franklin Delano Roosevelt set up his [[New Deal]] and forged a coalition of Big City machines, labor unions, liberals, farmers, ethnic and racial minorities (especially Catholics, Jews and African Americans), and Southern whites. These disparate voting blocs together formed a majority of voters and handed the Democratic Party seven victories out of nine presidential elections (1932-36-40-48, 1960, 1964), as well as control of both houses of Congress during all but 4 years 1932-1980 (Republicans won in 1946 and 1952). Starting in the 1930s, the term "liberal" was used in [[U.S. politics]] to indicate supporters of the coalition, while "[[conservative]]" denoted its opponents. The coalition was never formally organized, and the constituent members often disagreed.
The 1932 election brought about a major realignment in political [[party affiliation]], and is widely considered to be a [[realigning election]] that created the [[Fifth Party System]]. Franklin Delano Roosevelt set up his [[New Deal]] and forged a coalition of Big City machines, labor unions, liberals, farmers, ethnic and racial minorities (especially Catholics, Jews and African Americans), and Southern whites. These disparate voting blocs together formed a majority of voters and handed the Democratic Party seven victories out of nine presidential elections (1932-36-40-48, 1960, 1964), as well as control of both houses of Congress during all but 4 years 1932-1980 (Republicans won in 1946 and 1952). Starting in the 1930s, the term "liberal" was used in [[U.S. politics]] to indicate supporters of the coalition, while "[[conservative]]" denoted its opponents. The coalition was never formally organized, and the constituent members often disagreed.
===Issues: Equality as core New Deal value===
===Issues: Equality as core New Deal value===