Truman was a tireless campaigner who appealed to the common man while Dewey was a darling of the Eastern elite who did little campaigning and was ineffective when he did.

Truman went on a whirlwind tour across the country while Dewey remained just giving controlled speeches and relying on surrogates and newspaper editors. Truman was the first real …

TIL that the Chicago Daily Tribune was so sure in Thomas E. Dewey winning the 1948 presidential election, they printed the next day edition with an incorrect headline "Dewey …

The reason that Dewey seemed to be leading in the first place was because of Truman's unpopularity. As Truman's simultaneous recovered his own public image and damaged that of …

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Reply reply More replies Shulga-76 •• Edited Ah, "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN", a story as old as time, the fact that he shouldn't have underestimated his rival is obvious enough, but it was …

Alternate History: Thomas Dewey defeats Harry Truman in the 1948 Election. What happens next?

Mar 17, 2024 · Harry Truman reunited with the infamous “Dewey Defeats Truman” newspaper 12 years after he won a second term and eight years after he left office

Mar 22, 2023 · "Dewey Defeats Truman"- Nov 1948: The "sure loser" holds up a premature copy of the Chicago Tribune. Headed east after the 1948 Election, Truman's train had stopped in St …

Dec 6, 2023 · Dewey Defeats Truman! Democrats still regain both Houses of Congress. Would the Truman Doctrine be rescinded or expanded by the Dewey Doctrine? Would Dewey have …