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Lewis's victories, however, were shortlived. The CIO was defeated by the "Little Steel" companies, and the nation was beset by an economic downturn in 1937-1938. Coupled with Roosevelt's increasing devotion to international affairs, which further separated the two men, Lewis never fully recovered. The labor leader's reaction was to declare war on the Roosevelt administration, a fight he was destined to lose. Lewis even tied his presidency of the CIO to the presidential election of 1940 and publicly supported Republican candidate Wendell L. Willkie. Lewis urged workers to vote for Willkie and said that if Roosevelt won he would resign as president of the CIO. When Roosevelt won reelection, Lewis was true to his word and stepped down.
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