FDR-like, sweeping political moves require not only an FDR-like President, but a corresponding Congress and popular support. For reference, FDR won 57% of the p

FDR-like, sweeping political moves require not only an FDR-like President, but a corresponding Congress and popular support. For reference, FDR won 57% of the popular vote, while Obama got 52%. And when things didn't immediately improve after the 1932 election, the Democrats maintained their majority in 1934. Compare the dominance here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1932prescountymap.PNG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1932prescountymap.PNG to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2008prescountymap.PNG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2008prescountymap.PNG In short, the circumstances of the times did not allow for the kind of complete shift that the Great Depression triggered.