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In the elections of 1938 Republicans were able to capitalize on the 1937- 1938 recession and on the dissension in the Democratic ranks. Their biggest gains came in the Midwest, where they made substantial headway in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin. They fared well in Pennsylvania and New Jersey as well. In California Townsendite Sheridan Downey was elected to the Senate on a platform calling for "Thirty-Dollars- Every-Thursday" as a pension system for the elderly; the plan was subsequently defeated in Congress. While the Democrats maintained their majorities in both houses of Congress, the Grand Old Party (GOP) added 75 seats in the House and 7 in the Senate. The Associated Press calculated that overall the Democrats had received 49 percent of the ballots cast, and the Republicans 47.8 percent —with 3.2 percent going to various other parties. The election of 1938 pumped new life into...
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