regent
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The America-Firsters, and Republicans were isolationist. as was much of America, and fought FDR on every step to rearm the nation. The battle to rearm America is not even debatable; it's all in the history books and public record for all to check on. FDR even bypassed Congress by sending fifty destroyers to Britain. Reading some of the speeches by Republicans on LendLease is indicative of the whole battle. But in the end Congress ended up giving FDR lend lease and America's first peace time draft, and Republicans ended up nominating a candidate that was not an isolationist.