Thanks to
Eric Alterman for the link to this letter written by
FDR after the election of 1924. A copy of the letter is below the fold.
As the George Mason University History News Network says:
The election over, Democrats wondered what to do. The Republicans had won back-to-back victories in presidential elections and appeared well along the way toward becoming the majority party. Democratic leaders were disconsolate, wondering what they could do to recover the White House. The year? 1924, not 2004.
The letter: