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Hangers On Week: Al Smith and Remakes The Democratic Party

Published: March 3, 2024, 1:08 p.m.

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Throughout this election year, we\\u2019re going to be doing a few special series tied to the notable stretches in an election cycle, from primaries to conventions and October surprises and more. This is \\u201cHangers-On Week\\u201d our look at the point in the primary calendar where candidates are, for one reason or another, still hanging around.

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For our final episode of Hangers On Week, Jody, Niki, and Kellie look at Al Smith, who ran for president in 1924 and 1928, at a time when the Democratic party was building a new religious, racial, and demographic coalition. He may not have won, but he set the stage for FDR.

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Who else deserves to be on our list of hangers-ons? What other categories would you slot candidates into? Let us know!

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