Is Al Smith a New Deal supporter?

Al Smith was not a supporter of the New Deal. As a prominent figure in the Democratic Party and the first Catholic presidential candidate in 1928, he opposed many of Franklin D. Roosevelt's policies, believing they expanded government power excessively. Smith favored more conservative approaches to economic recovery and was critical of the New Deal's impact on states' rights and individual freedoms. His opposition highlighted the divisions within the Democratic Party during that era.