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| − | Although an internationalist unlike many isolationists who had dominated the GOP for a long period, Luce campaigned against Downs in the general election as a "rubber stamp" for the Roosevelt Administration.<ref name=history.house.gov/> Gaining traction from an endorsement by unsuccessful Republican presidential nominee [[Wendell Willkie]], she defeated Downs by | + | Although an internationalist unlike many isolationists who had dominated the GOP for a long period, Luce campaigned against Downs in the general election as a "rubber stamp" for the Roosevelt Administration.<ref name=history.house.gov/> Gaining traction from an endorsement by unsuccessful Republican presidential nominee [[Wendell Willkie]], she defeated Downs by five percentage points.<ref name=history.house.gov/><ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=253140 CT District 4 Race - Nov 03, 1942]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 25, 2021.</ref> A socialist candidate in the race siphoned away 15,000 votes, likely having been the primary reason for Luce's victory. |
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Revision as of 19:00, September 25, 2021
Ann Clare Boothe Luce (March 10, 1903 – October 9, 1987) was an author, playwright, and diplomat from New York City who represented Connecticut's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. She is mostly known for her tenure as U.S. Ambassador to Italy under the Eisenhower Administration, where she was an outspoken anti-Communist.
U.S. House of Representatives
In the 1942 midterms, Luce sought a U.S. House seat in Connecticut, running against incumbent Democrat Le Roy D. Downs. She won the GOP nomination despite criticisms from intraparty opponents that she was a "carpetbagger," and campaigned with the following platform:[1]
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Although an internationalist unlike many isolationists who had dominated the GOP for a long period, Luce campaigned against Downs in the general election as a "rubber stamp" for the Roosevelt Administration.[1] Gaining traction from an endorsement by unsuccessful Republican presidential nominee Wendell Willkie, she defeated Downs by five percentage points.[1][2] A socialist candidate in the race siphoned away 15,000 votes, likely having been the primary reason for Luce's victory.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 LUCE, Clare Boothe. US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ↑ CT District 4 Race - Nov 03, 1942. Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
External links
- Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress