by setting class against class and rich against poor."<ref>Raymond Moley, ''27 Masters of Politics'' (1949) p. 22</ref> He joined other prominent conservative Democrats in 1934 to form the [[American Liberty League]], the focus of political opposition to Roosevelt's [[New Deal]]. Smith supported the Republican presidential candidates, [[Alfred M. Landon]] in the 1936 election and [[Wendell Willkie]] in the 1940 election. | by setting class against class and rich against poor."<ref>Raymond Moley, ''27 Masters of Politics'' (1949) p. 22</ref> He joined other prominent conservative Democrats in 1934 to form the [[American Liberty League]], the focus of political opposition to Roosevelt's [[New Deal]]. Smith supported the Republican presidential candidates, [[Alfred M. Landon]] in the 1936 election and [[Wendell Willkie]] in the 1940 election. |