The Rise of the Third Reich

Hoover smiled slightly and was noncommittal. He is now making backroom deals with Roosevelt on behalf of the Republican Party.

This election is different from the past because the United States is locked in an unwinnable war. So whoever is elected president and controls Congress will have to face the difficult question of how to end the war—not just the question of paying reparations, but also the question of who will be responsible for defeat.

Roosevelt went on to say: "If I take responsibility during my term...take it immediately, finalize it before the election in early November, and a formal treaty will be initialed before the end of 1944."

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

This is tantamount to handing over the White House and Capitol Hill to the Republican Party and the financial backers behind the Republican Party.

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

Hoover nodded: "Total governance, complete responsibility!"

Those in the opposition can cause trouble, but those in power must be held accountable, and those who are fully in power will naturally be held fully accountable.

These are the rules of the game in American politics. Whether you are a Republican or a Democratic Party, you can talk empty words and sing high-pitched words when you are in opposition. But once you're in the White House, you have to take responsibility. If you take control of Congress while in the White House, the responsibility is even greater.

Therefore, Roosevelt had already planned to take the main blame while he was still responsible - at the cost of becoming the "worst" president in the United States and causing the Democratic Party to lose power and control of Congress. At the same time, the Republicans could take Roosevelt's blame and win the White House and Congress.

After the Republican Party came to power...because it was completely in power, the blame left by Roosevelt had to be shouldered. Unless the U.S. military under the leadership of the Republican Party can create a more favorable situation, it is better to take half the blame than take a whole bigger blame.

Judging from the current situation where the gap in military technology between Europe and the United States is getting wider and wider, the situation will only get worse rather than better after the Republican Party takes full power.

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

Roosevelt chose the Republican Party and Dewey to take over his own mess, rather than fully campaign for the Democratic Party. This was also out of the pursuit of stability. 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.

In this way, it is very likely that there will be a situation in the Congress where one party and the other party are divided. There may even be a chaotic scene in which the four parties interfere with each other because of the National Fascist Party and the Bolshevik Party's candidacy. In this way, the ruling Democratic Party will be unlikely to take the initiative to betray the party. Let’s take the blame left by Roosevelt... Even if the Democratic Party is willing to bear the blame, because it does not have control of Congress, the peace treaty negotiated by the Democratic government will be rejected by Congress.

"President," Hoover knew that the Republicans were unlikely to reject such a deal, but he still had a key question to ask Roosevelt, "do you know that once the Republicans take control of the White House and Congress, everything you did before the war will be overturned? ?”

Roosevelt, who had controlled the United States for nearly 12 years, accomplished two major things. One was Roosevelt's New Deal; the other was bringing the United States into a world war.

Now that the world war is about to be lost, Congress will once again become the territory of the Republican Party because of Roosevelt's deal with the Republican Party. This means that all "New Deal bills" passed during Roosevelt's administration will be repealed.

The United States will return to the state before the Great Depression after the war - big business groups will once again become the masters of the United States!

"Isn't this what you dreamed of?" Roosevelt smiled faintly, "The world war has been defeated, but those people have taken back the United States, so they should be satisfied, right?"

It turns out that the targets of the behind-the-scenes transactions are not only the Republican Party, but also the consortium behind the Republican Party. Because the war led by Roosevelt was defeated, the large American conglomerates must have suffered heavy losses, and if they were to admit defeat early, Roosevelt would have to give them some compensation.

And the compensation Roosevelt offered was the United States itself!

After the Republican Party backed by the syndicate takes control of the White House and Congress, they can repeal all New Deal bills and return the United States to the hands of the syndicate.

But returning the United States to the hands of the corporate world was also a revival plan laid out by Roosevelt for the Democratic Party. Because the consortium can control the White House and Congress through the Republican Party and abolish Roosevelt's New Deal, but it can never abolish the American democratic system. Therefore, the beneficiaries of Roosevelt's New Deal will become the enemies of the Republican Party, and they will definitely vote for the Democrats or other "new political parties" in the next election!

In other words, in two years (mid-term elections) the Democratic Party or a "New Deal coalition" will regain control of the House of Representatives and will most likely win the White House again in four years.

"Okay, then it's settled!" Hoover smiled and agreed to Roosevelt's conditions for the Republican Party. Of course he knew Roosevelt's long-term plans, but American politicians have never had the idea of ​​unifying the country for eternity. What they seek is just the short-term interests of taking turns to dominate.

"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! "