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Why Truman’s 1948 upset is no template for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, according to the expert who wrote the book on polling failure
“I know I can take it,” Truman said of the rigors of the campaign, adding in jest: “I’m only afraid I’ll kill some of my staff.” Meanwhile, Dewey ran an above-the-fray ...
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A Dewey-Beats-Truman Moment in the Offing?
The United States would normally be entering the most heated three months of the presidential campaign ... Harry Truman win reelection against New York Governor Thomas Dewey.
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The 1948 Presidential Election
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.