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Texas History: Texas Democrats turn against Roosevelt
By Bartee Haile
After the liberals walked out of the state convention on May 23, 1944, Texas Democrats officially went on the record opposing a fourth term for the White House incumbent. Deep-rooted disenchantment with the New Deal finally caused conservatives to turn against ailing FDR.
Criticism of President Roosevelt surfaced in the Lone Star State early in his second administration. Emboldened by a 46-state mandate in 1936, he tried to remove the Supreme Court roadblock by adding six new sym...