Hoover could have won reelection in 1932 had he campaigned more.
PBrunsel there is no way on earth that Hoover could have won re-election.
The Country was in economic melt down there was fast crumbling faith in the democratic process its self... and there was precisely zero faith in Hoover personally.
Hoover's problem was he was completely unwilling to do what was required to tackle the depression, so the public voted for the man who they had faith would be able to tackle the depression and he did... in fact Hoover was a miserable bast**d during the drive up to the capitol with FDR, FDR tried to make small talk and Hoover just blanked him, Hoover even refused to have the traditional meal with the new President and his wife... talk about having a “bee in your bonnet”
Hoover was personally a decent enough guy, that said he was totally unsuited to being President at such a critical time, few would be, FDR however was ideally suited for both the time and the position.
Had Hoover been able to commit massive voter fraud (very unlikely given his Quaker background) he might have been able to win and the depression would probably have deepened while faith in both the government and the democratic process in the USA would have collapsed meaning that it would not be inconceivable that a rabble rousing populist such as Huey Long or perhaps the Military might move to seize power from a feckless second Hoover administration.
So…
1.) Hoover couldn’t have won.
2.) Had Hoover won through some kind a fraud (the only way he could have) it would have been perfectly possible that it could have meant the end for Democracy in the United States as we know it, for a long time.
