Question

In 1928, democratic presidential nominee alfred e. smith was hurt by the fact that he was a(n):

Answer 1

He was hurt by the fact that he was a "New Yorker and a Roman Catholic".

Alfred Emanuel "Al" Smith was born in 187 at 174 South Street and died in 1944. He was not successful in the 1928 elections because of his Catholic believes. The enmity between Protestants and Catholics were considered severe at the time.