The correct answer is "mired in the Great Depression."
When Franklin D. Roosevelt ran for president in 1932, the country was mired in the Great Depression.
The Great Depression started on October 29, 1929, after the US stock market crashed. Millions of Americans lost their jobs, companies closed, and banks went into bankruptcy.
The New Deal was the series of economic programs and legislation created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he became teh President. The New Deal was very important for millions of American people that had been suffering from the harsh economic conditions left by the Great Depression.
Under the New Deal, the federal government created the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, the Work Progress Administration, the Social Security Act, the Civilian Conservation Corps, or the Social Security Administration, among many others.