The Literary Digest last week footed up the final totals of its poll on whether voters approved of President Roosevelt's policies as a whole. Pertinent statistics:
¶ Pro Roosevelt policies: 1,083,752; anti Roosevelt policies: 688,411.
¶ "Yes" votes amounted to 61.15% compared to 57% Roosevelt votes cast in the 1932 election.
¶Only State not carried by Roosevelt in the poll: Vermont with 53% anti-New Deal
¶ Nineteen per cent of those who voted for Roosevelt in 1932 now vote against him. Thirty-four per cent of those who voted for...
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