Truman's quandary 76 years ago in 1948 against New York Gov. Thomas Dewey. The comparisons are undeniable and offer lessons for both today's president and the apparent Republican nominee ...

1948 - Truman runs against Thomas E. Dewey, the Republican nominee in the 1948 presidential election. The scientific pollsters, including George Gallup, all predicted that Dewey would beat Truman.

Before Thurmond, Dewey and Truman had to deal with another political phenomenon: Dwight D. Eisenhower. He had a non-fiction book (which was partially ghost-written) entitled “Crusade In Europe ...