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==Political career==
==Political career==
Prior to her fiercely anti-communist, conservative-oriented politics, Luce was at one point a supporter of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s New Deal programs in the 1930s as the [[Great Depression]] devastated Americans. She later broke from FDR.
===U.S. House of Representatives===
===U.S. House of Representatives===
In the [[1942 Midterm Elections|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:<ref name=history.house.gov>[https://history.house.gov/People/detail/17213 LUCE, Clare Boothe]. ''US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives''. Retrieved September 25, 2021.</ref>
In the [[1942 Midterm Elections|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:<ref name=history.house.gov>[https://history.house.gov/People/detail/17213 LUCE, Clare Boothe]. ''US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives''. Retrieved September 25, 2021.</ref>