Chapter 1134 The Death of Roosevelt 19

Hoover smiled slightly and did not comment. He was now representing the Republican Party to make a deal with Roosevelt behind the scenes.

This election was different from the previous ones because the United States was trapped in a war that could not be won. So no matter who was elected president and controlled Congress, they would have to face the problem of how to end the war - this was not only a question of paying reparations, but also a question of who would be responsible for the defeat.

Roosevelt went on to say: "If I take responsibility during my term... immediately, before the election in early November, the formal treaty would be signed before the end of 1944."

Hoover knew that Roosevelt was making conditions for the Republican Party - Roosevelt and the Democratic Party would bear most of the responsibility for the defeat, and the humiliating treaty would be signed before Roosevelt handed over. In this way, the Democratic Party and Truman would definitely be the losers in the 1944 election.

This was equivalent to handing over the White House and Capitol Hill to the Republican Party and the financiers behind the Republican Party.

Roosevelt paused and said, "Then Mr. Dewey will undoubtedly become the next President of the United States, and the Republican Party will become the majority party in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. This is complete governance. Do you know what this means?"

Hoover nodded: "Complete governance, complete responsibility!"

You can make trouble in the opposition, but you must be responsible when you are in power. Complete governance naturally requires complete responsibility.

This is the rule of the game in American politics. Whether it is the Republicans or the Democrats, they can talk nonsense and sing high-sounding words when they are in the opposition. But once they enter the White House, they have to take responsibility. If they control Congress while entering the White House, then the responsibility is even greater.

So Roosevelt had planned it long ago. While he was still responsible, he took the main blame - the price was that he became the "worst" president of the United States, and then caused the Democratic Party to lose power and control of Congress. At the same time, the Republican Party could take over the White House and Congress by stepping on Roosevelt's black pot.

After the Republican Party came to power...because it was completely in power, the black pot left by Roosevelt had to be carried well. Unless the US military under the leadership of the Republicans can create a more favorable situation, it is better to bear half the blame than the whole blame.

And judging from the current situation that the gap between Europe and the United States in military technology is getting bigger and bigger, the situation will only get worse instead of better after the Republicans take full power.

So the possibility of a turning point in the military is almost zero. In this case, the safest route for Dewey and the Republicans is to follow the "surrender route" opened up by Roosevelt.

Roosevelt chose the Republicans and Dewey to take over his mess instead of fully helping the Democratic Party in the election, also out of consideration for the pursuit of safety. If he now tries his best to help Truman and the Democratic Party, it is not ruled out that Truman can win the election, but it is absolutely impossible for the Democratic Party to control the White House and Congress at the same time.

This is likely to result in a situation where the ruling party is small and the opposition party is large in Congress. There may even be a chaotic situation where the four parties are disrupting each other and bickering because of the participation of the National Fascist Party and the Bolshevik Party. In this way, the ruling Democratic Party is unlikely to take the initiative to take the blame left by Roosevelt... Even if the Democratic Party is willing to take the blame, because it does not have control over Congress, it will also cause the peace treaty negotiated by the Democratic government to be rejected by Congress.

"President," Hoover knew that the Republicans could not refuse such a deal, but he still had a key question to ask Roosevelt, "Do you know that once the Republicans control the White House and Congress, everything you did before the war will be overturned?"

Roosevelt, who controlled the United States for nearly 12 years, accomplished two major things. One was the New Deal of Roosevelt; the other was to bring the United States into the World War.

Now that the World War is about to be lost, Congress will become the territory of the Republicans because of the deal between Roosevelt and the Republicans. This means that all the "New Deal Acts" passed during Roosevelt's administration will be repealed.

The United States will return to its pre-Great Depression state after the war - the big financial groups will become the masters of the United States again!

"Isn't this what you dreamed of?" Roosevelt smiled faintly, "The world war was lost, but those people took back the United States, so they should be satisfied, right?"

It turns out that the objects of the behind-the-scenes deal are not only the Republicans, but also the financial forces behind the Republicans. Because the war led by Roosevelt was defeated, the big financial groups in the United States must have suffered heavy losses, and in order to make them admit defeat as soon as possible, Roosevelt had to give some compensation.

And the compensation Roosevelt gave was the United States itself!

After the Republican Party supported by the financial group took control of the White House and Congress, it could abolish all New Deal bills and let the United States return to the hands of the financial group.

However, letting the United States return to the hands of the financial group was also a revival situation that Roosevelt laid out for the Democratic Party. Because the financial group can control the White House and Congress through the Republican Party and abolish Roosevelt's New Deal, but it will never abolish the American democratic system. Therefore, the beneficiaries of Roosevelt's New Deal will become enemies of the Republican Party, and they will definitely vote for the Democratic Party or other "new political parties" in the next election!

In other words, two years later (mid-term elections), the Democratic Party or a "New Deal coalition" will regain control of the House of Representatives, and it is very likely to enter the White House again four years later.

"Okay, that's a deal!" Hoover smiled and agreed to Roosevelt's terms on behalf of the Republican Party. He certainly knew Roosevelt's long-term plan, but American politicians never had the idea of ​​unifying the country forever. They only sought short-term benefits of taking turns to be the banker.

"That would be great," Roosevelt breathed. His "traitorous efforts" have been more than half successful, and now all that remains is how to eliminate interference from the Democratic Party.

Although it is highly likely that the Democratic Party will fail in this election, there are still many people in the Democratic Party who are unwilling to give up their efforts. After all, Roosevelt's "blame-taking line" is likely to cause a fatal blow to the Democratic Party, especially with the rise of the two "quasi-new parties", the National Fascist Party and the Bolshevik Party, which are very likely to be affected in the general elections in 1944 and 1946. Further seize the votes of the Democratic Party, resulting in the complete decline of the Democratic Party.

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"Roosevelt must be crazy! This damn madman is going to destroy us..."

On Capitol Hill, a roar suddenly came from the office of Democratic Senate Leader Buckley, which surprised the secretaries and assistants outside the office. The voice belonged to their boss, Democratic Party boss Senator Balik.

As one of the few big figures in the Democratic Party second only to Roosevelt, Mr. Senator actually cursed President Roosevelt in his office...and this was during a critical period before the election.

Are the disputes over war and peace within the Democratic Party irreconcilable? Will the Democratic Party follow in the footsteps of the National Republican Party and the Whig Party (two major parties in American history, both of which collapsed due to internal divisions)? Judging from the information held by these secretaries and assistants who know the inside story of the Democratic Party, this is very possible!

Just when Buckley's assistants and secretaries were worried about the future of the Democratic Party, Senator Buckley's office was packed with senior Democrats who held great power on Capitol Hill or in the US government. Everyone was livid. Buckley sat in his seat and talked quickly and urgently with Truman and Wallace's former vice president, John Nance Garner (who was also one of the giants of the Democratic Party because of his disagreement with the New Deal issue). Roosevelt was forced to retire due to disagreements) said something. Everyone looked extremely serious.

They all knew that Roosevelt was stubborn about ending the war in his remaining years in office. Of course they also know that the situation is very unfavorable to the United States, and the sooner the war ends, the better. But they cannot ignore the interests and future of the American Democratic Party. If the mess created by the Democratic Party is presented to American voters before voting in the general election, they must also provide a "politically incorrect" solution that voters are most disgusted with. , and insist on carrying it out to the end.

Then voters will severely punish the Democratic Party with their votes. Considering that the National Fascist Party's ideas have a certain appeal to white voters in the seven southern states, the results of this election are likely to put the Democratic Party into a desperate situation of foundation collapse!

And considering that Truman's approval rating is currently 6-7 percentage points behind Dewey, the probability of being elected president is not very high. Roosevelt should not have shouldered this huge mess - wasn't he clearing the floor for President Dewey? Why can't we sing a high note and throw the blame on the Republicans?

"Gentlemen, now the Democratic Party has reached its most dangerous moment!" The elderly former Vice President Garner raised his voice at this time. It seemed that he, Truman and Buckley had reached an agreement. "We cannot let Roosevelt destroy the Democratic Party. We must save the Democratic Party...even if we have to cut off from President Roosevelt to a certain extent. Do you have any objections on this issue?"

"no disagreement!"

“The Democratic Party must be saved!”

"We can't let Roosevelt destroy the Democratic Party!"

Top leaders of the Democratic Party have expressed support for former Vice President Garner's proposal. Now is a time when lives are at stake. If the Democratic Party loses miserably in the upcoming general election and is accused of "participating in war and harming the country" and "trudging war and betraying the country," then everyone's political future will be completely gone. All of you here are politicians. If your political job is destroyed, what else can you do?

Garner, Truman and Buckley exchanged glances with each other. Buckley took up the topic and said: "Everyone, President Roosevelt has decided to convene a Senate investigation hearing. He, some senior officials from the US government and the military will discuss it at the Senate Investigative Hearing. The current predicament will be explained at the hearing. The hearing will be held on October 10. This hearing will be a decisive battle for the future of the Democratic Party! "