Reply #7: Roosevelt was able to get elected and was able to [View All]

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enact his (relatively) radical policies because the country was buried in the great depression at that time and people were suffering. Without the depression there would not have been a President Roosevelt or the New Deal. Radical problems require radical solutions. Another cornerstone of Roosevelt's victory was his eloquent speaking voice, and Obama certainly has that. Whether Edward's or Obama has the solutions Americans want and need at this time I don't know, but Edwards certainly is the most radical of the two, and the country is now in a mood for radical change.