1948 Truman Elected as President
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- Created on: 04-05-17 07:37
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- 1948 Truman elected as President
- Democrats were divided
- Dixiecrats
- Storm Thurgood
- Truman was running against Thomas Dewey
- Over 33 days, Truman went on a 33 mile tour and attacked the Republican 'do nothing Congress' campaign
- Personal campaigning
- He won in Illinois when campaigning against Republicans
- Truman viewed as a 'common mans man'
- He way joyous, feisty, determined and had a fiercely partisan
- Truman accused the Republicans of not being serious enough about the social reforms.
- Republicans did nothing to respond to Truman
- Economy was booming in 1948
- Many farmers supported Truman
- Truman organised the labour, so the Blue Collar workers voted for him
- African Americans approved the moral stand on Civil Rights
- Thomas Dewey was overconfident and uninspired
- Congress was dominated by Republicans and Truman still won the vote overall
- Congress funded $80,000 for Truman's inauguration day
- Democrats were divided
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