The New Deal was a political and social plan that was the presidential campaign platform of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Although Roosevelt was very vague about what it was and actual measures to be taken while running for president, the New Deal was the shinning hope for many Americans who had lost their jobs or were living in poverty. After the United States had plummeted into the greatest depression to face this country while Herbert Hoover lead the country, many voters were looking for anyone with a promising plan and a bright outlook. As banks closed and unemployment rates soared, Roosevelt...
unions, and formed programs that for many critics were borderline socialist. The New Deal had Progressive roots in labor, and some plans similar to Hoover's attempts at helping the country before Roosevelt came into office, but at a much grander scale. The New Deal was evolutionary, but needed a brilliant man such as Roosevelt to guide and lead the movement in order to achieve the success that it did. Without Roosevelt, a plan similar to the New Deal would have occurred, but may not have ever reached the greatness and success without the genius and charisma of the man.