The Spanish civil war is not the only reason Donnie declined Alf Landon.
Donnie has indeed been closely watching the Spanish civil war.
For a capitalist like Donnie, supporting a country with a dictatorial regime is most suitable.
Take Mexico and Portugal for example, the consortiums under Venus Bank practically control all industries in these two countries.
They provide Donnie with hundreds of millions of US dollars in profits every year.
Neither Portugal nor Mexico can compare to Spain in terms of geographical area, population, or economic development.
As long as Franco can successfully come to power this time, Donnie's control over Spain, while not as tight as over Portugal and Mexico, could become one of the largest commercial empires in Spain.
That would be enough.
Before the Spanish civil war, the Republican Government was in power and had Soviet support.
This was also why they could seize power in Spain.
