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To What Extent Did Thomas E. Dewey Win The Election Of 1948

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To What Extent Did Thomas E. Dewey Win The Election Of 1948
The candidates of the election of 1948 included Harry S. Truman (Democratic Party), Thomas E. Dewey (Republican Party), and Strom Thurmond (Dixiecrat Party). Harry S. Truman directed his campaign towards 4 groups: laborers, farmers, Negroes, and consumers. Thomas E. Dewey decided the best way to win the election would be to avoid addressing controversial issues, and he wasn’t very specific in what he planned on doing as president. Strom Thurmond criticized and opposed Truman’s ideas for civil rights. The election of 1948 was considered a dramatic upset because almost every prediction made about the election was in favor of Thomas E. Dewey; however, Harry S. Truman ended up being the winner of the election. Henry Wallace, the 33rd Vice President
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