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She is an updated version of the New Dealer her parents raised her to be, someone who tried to make as much progress as she thought the political traffic could bear.

From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2022

Indeed, during a meeting with his advisers in late April, Biden reportedly mentioned Roosevelt by name and explicitly stated that he wanted his policy agenda to be as bold as that of the New Dealer.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2020

“Bob was the prototypical midwestern New Dealer and progressivist,” he said.

From The Guardian • Oct. 18, 2016

Following the national pattern, the urban New Dealer became an Eisenhower-era suburban golfer and real-estate mogul—at one time, Hope was said to be the largest single private landowner in California.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 10, 2014

His paintings, and those of the other New Dealer artists, now hung in cafés and bars all around town.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm