Democrats made gains, even thought Roosevelt's New Deal coalition was weakening. Truman ran a whistle-stop campaign and visited a huge cross-section of America. He had the common touch and a great appeal to the middle class. The election showed that the new deal type of programs still brought (or perhaps bought) votes.
Democrats made gains, even thought Roosevelt's New Deal coalition was weakening. Truman ran a whistle-stop campaign and visited a huge cross-section of America. He had the common touch and a great appeal to the middle class. The election showed that the new deal type of programs still brought (or perhaps bought) votes.
Thomas Dewey.
With regards to US history in presidential elections, many people believe that the election of Harry S. Truman in 1948 was a remarkable upset. Even newspapers had already printed that Truman had lost to the Republican candidate, the governor of New York, Thomas Dewey. Dewey was heavily favored and being from New York was a big plus for him. Nevertheless Dewey lost, giving Truman a huge upset victory.Moving on to the 21st century, the upset victory of Donald Trump over Hilary Clinton was a huge political upset.
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Harry Truman won the 1948 presidential election defeating Thomas Dewey. In the 1948 presidential election Democratic Party candidate Harry Truman received 303 electoral votes, Republican Party candidate Thomas Dewey received 189 electoral votes, and Dixiecrat Party candidate Strom Thurmond received 39 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Truman 24,179,345, Dewey 21,991,291, and Thurmond 1,169,021. Progressive Party candidate Henry A. Wallace received 1,157,172 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.
Harold Stassen ran for US president nine times between 1948 and 1992.
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Thomas Dewey of New York was the losing Republican candidate in 1948 against Truman.
Dewey never won a presidential election. I don't think he ever defeated a future president in any kind of election.
no one. 1947 was not an election year. Haeey Truman was elected in 1948 and was president in 1947.
1948 - Truman vs. Dewey for US president
There was no Vice President until the election later that year. The absence of a VP came after the death of FDR in 1945.
Harry Truman was the man.
Franklin D. Roosevelt beat Thomas E. Dewey in the 1944 election, and Harry S Truman beat him in the 1948 election.
Some Americans disagreed with Truman's support of civil rights for African Americans.
The election of 1948 demonstrated that a good poll needed a later sample.
The election of 1948 demonstrated that a good poll needed a later sample.
Yes. Although the newspaper was wrong. Dwight D. Eisenhower became president after that in 1952