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Due to nationwide backlash of President [[Herbert Hoover]]'s handling of the [[Great Depression]], Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected in a landslide and carried fellow Democrats to victory in numerous congressional races, giving the party firm control of Congress in both houses. Copeland was sympathetic towards some liberal [[New Deal]] legislation spearheaded by Roosevelt during the 73rd Congress (1933–34), evident in his voting record turning liberal in the congressional session.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>
Due to nationwide backlash of President [[Herbert Hoover]]'s handling of the [[Great Depression]], Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected in a landslide and carried fellow Democrats to victory in numerous congressional races, giving the party firm control of Congress in both houses. Copeland was sympathetic towards some liberal [[New Deal]] legislation spearheaded by Roosevelt during the 73rd Congress (1933–34), evident in his voting record turning liberal in the congressional session.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>
After being re-elected in the [[1934 Midterm Elections|1934 midterms]] to a third Senate term, Copeland shifted rightward and began to vote against New Deal programs.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> He also established a reputation as a supporter of [[civil rights]], introducing two anti-lynching rider amendments in 1937, both of which were tabled due to some of his Northern Democrat colleagues joining their Southern counterparts in voting to kill them.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> This was likely attributed to progressives fearing a passage of the measure would result in the entire legislation being blocked by Southern Democrats.
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