Dan Okrent

She campaigned very hard for Herbert Hoover against Al Smith.

She campaigned very hard for Herbert Hoover against Al Smith.

There was a speech she gave in Ohio particularly. Though she doesn't specifically invoke Smith's Catholicism, there are hint, hint, wink, wink about it.

There was a speech she gave in Ohio particularly. Though she doesn't specifically invoke Smith's Catholicism, there are hint, hint, wink, wink about it.

Don't threaten me with a good time, Mabel. That led to the Smith campaign really building an issue on the discrimination against him.

Don't threaten me with a good time, Mabel. That led to the Smith campaign really building an issue on the discrimination against him.

Hoover had no use for her any longer. She was kind of an irrelevancy. By the time Prohibition is very unpopular, she's got less of a constituency.

Hoover had no use for her any longer. She was kind of an irrelevancy. By the time Prohibition is very unpopular, she's got less of a constituency.