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He took an early stand supporting a [[military draft]] but opposed the [[Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt|Roosevelt administration]]'s plans to requisition industries in time of war. During [[World War II]], he called for the creation of a committee to investigate the status of blacks and other minorities in the armed forces and advocated a postwar [[United Nations]], international control of atomic energy, increased veterans' benefits, and federal pay raises. At the end of the war, he opposed continuation of the military draft.
During his years in the Senate, Downey often represented the interests of California's powerful motion picture industry. His shift from a liberal New Dealer to a conservative Democrat would become officially recognized after the war ended.<ref name=":1">G. J. Barker-Benfield, Catherine Clinton, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=HemsBuz3kqkC
==Re-election==
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