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He was unpopular throughout much of his first term, and the mid-term elections in 1946 were a disaster. The fringe of the Democratic Party, led by Henry Wallace, split, as they angry over Truman's foreign policy and Wallace launched his own campaign. Then during the Democratic National Convention, the large number of (racist) Southern Democratics, nicknamed the "Dixiecrats", walked out after Northern Democrats successfully managed to get the party to support Civil Rights. Their leader, Sen. Strom Thurmond, also launched a campaign, hoping to take away votes from the solidly Democratic South. Together, Thurmond and Wallace took 5% of the vote, while Truman won 5% more of the votes than Dewey.
All polls and pundits had predicted that Truman would lose; the economy and domestic politics had been in a mess throughout his presidency. By the time election day came, it seemed no-one believed Truman could win apart from Truman himself. Even his wife thought he would lose, yet he continue to tell everyone he met he knew he could win.
He was unpopular throughout much of his first term, and the mid-term elections in 1946 were a disaster. The fringe of the Democratic Party, led by Henry Wallace, split, as they angry over Truman's foreign policy and Wallace launched his own campaign. Then during the Democratic National Convention, the large number of (racist) Southern Democratics, nicknamed the "Dixiecrats", walked out after Northern Democrats successfully managed to get the party to support Civil Rights. Their leader, Sen. Strom Thurmond, also launched a campaign, hoping to take away votes from the solidly Democratic South. Together, Thurmond and Wallace took 5% of the vote, while Truman won 5% more of the votes than Dewey.
All polls and pundits had predicted that Truman would lose; the economy and domestic politics had been in a mess throughout his presidency. By the time election day came, it seemed no-one believed Truman could win apart from Truman himself. Even his wife thought he would lose, yet he continue to tell everyone he met he knew he could win.
There was opposition to Truman within his own party. Third party candidates Thurmond and Wallace seemed likely to steal votes away from Truman. People were tired of the War and Roosevelt and worried about the new Iron Curtain threat of the USSR which Roosevelt and Truman had allowed to develop. The Republicans were united to support Tom Dewy who looked like a strong candidate.
The Democratic Party had split and polls predicted that Truman would lose.
Some Americans disagreed with Truman's support of civil rights for African Americans.
Because the newspaper misprinted early election results saying that Dewey had won
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What political party is the speaker?
The Speaker of the House of Commons is removed from Political allegiance: In the General Election it is considered correct to elect the Speaker unopposed. (Although I seem to remember someone stood in opposition to Betty Boothroyd a few years ago). Both Betty Boothroyd & the present incumbent, Michael Martin (Watch this space !) are from the Labour Party.
When no one is nominated in elections previous candidate wins?
If nobody is nominated for an election, that opens up the chances of somebody winning with write-in votes, but I'm not sure how that works. That reminds me of something I heard about a long time ago: A certain brand of foot powder had an ad campaign with the slogan "Vote for..." whatever the brand name was. The incumbent politician was running unopposed, but he was so unpopular that the foot powder actually won the election on write-in votes. I seem to recall that it happened in the Southern region of the United States, but I don't recall when. It was probably around 1980 when I heard about it.
Where do most republicans states seem to cluster in the US?
The Interior
What groups seem to have the strongest foes of the constitution?
Pipi Threw My Butt-hole.
Where do most democratic States seem to cluster in US?
The coasts and Great LakesFor Apex :)
What factors made it seem that Harry Truman had little chance of winning re-election in 1948?
There were several factors that made it seem unlikely for Harry Truman to win re-election in 1948. Firstly, Truman had low approval ratings, largely due to his controversial decisions such as desegregating the armed forces and his handling of labor strikes. Additionally, Truman faced a divided Democratic Party, with conservative Democrats strongly opposing his policies. Lastly, there was a strong belief that the Republican candidate, Thomas Dewey, would easily win the election, as he had a significant lead in the polls and was seen as a strong contender.
What was the 1948 presidential election most remembered for?
President Harry Truman's upset victory over the heavily favored Republican contender Thomas E. Dewey. Truman went to bed trailing Dewey in the election returns, but awoke the next day to discover he had been elected to a full, four-year term of his own. He later posed for photos while holding up a copy of the Chicago Tribune with the erroneous front-page headline "Dewey Defeats Truman."
What does the saying give the man a Dewey button mean?
Oh, dude, giving someone a "Dewey button" means to hand them a fake button that says "Dewey" on it. It's a reference to the 1948 US presidential election where Thomas Dewey ran against Harry Truman. Truman was expected to lose, but he won, making the "Dewey Defeats Truman" headline famously wrong. So, giving someone a "Dewey button" is like giving them a reminder that things aren't always as they seem.
What is a unlikely friendship?
an unlikely friendship is when two or more people that don't seem like they would be friends are in fact friends. e.g. an unlikely friendship would be a mean person and a kind person are BFF.
How did McCarthy help Republican in the 1952 presidential election?
It made Democrats seem soft on Communism.
Is the President going to be impeached?
Impeachment of the US President does not seem to be in the plans of the current session of the House of Representatives (the process starts there). Even though many of their constituents feel such an action is warranted and overdue, all the representatives are a bit busy with their own re-election campaigns and feel taking such an action would not serve their own best interests - or the general re-election goals of the GOP. Therefore, it is unlikely there will be any impeachment.
When did Gerald Ford run for president?
How can you run for RE-election when you were never Elected, in the first place, for the office you are holding. You should be considered as running for Election not Re-election. Yet historical accounts always seem to indicate that Gerald Ford ran for Re-election not, in fact, for Election.
Sentence for sectionalism?
The sectionalism that existed in the city made the prospect of positive change seem unlikely. The word sectionalism is a noun.
What issue between general douglas MacArthur and president truman eventually cost mcarthur his job?
Because he had a born obsession that seemed similar to Hitler's of having total power.
Is Lego ever going to make black panther in a marvel set?
There's no way to know so far. It would seem unlikely at the moment.
Can the Russian military attack the US from Alaska?
They failed to do so during the Cold War so it seem like now that it would be highly unlikely.
Will the oil spill cancel an ocean cruise from New Orleans in 2 weeks?
It would seem to be unlikely. There might be some routing changes to make the trip more scenic, but it is unlikely to be a hazardous to boaters. Some harbors have frequent oil sheens.
