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JudyDemocrats 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.
Democrats made gains, even though Roosevelt's new deal coalition was weakening.
Who did truman upset in the 1948 election?
Thomas Dewey.
What was the age requirement to vote in the 1948 US presidential election?
21 or older
What was the great upset in 1948 election?
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.
What political party did Strom Thurmond represent in the 1948 presidential election?
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.
How many times did Edward Stassen run for president?
Harold Stassen ran for US president nine times between 1948 and 1992.
