Even more to the point made above, Hoover… despite having the Great Depression start just 6 months after he was sworn in, despite having 3.5 years of failed policies which only exacerbated the situation, despite sending in the military to break up homeless camps comprised of veterans and their families… despite all of this, in 1932 still received almost 74% of his 1928 vote totals even though he had amply demonstrated his unfitness to lead the country out of the GD.