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Home Front: Politix
Why Truman Defeats Dewey - and Bush Beats Kerry?
2004-10-27
Posted by:tipper

#5  My bad. :-(
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2004-10-27 5:10:13 PM  

#4  That was after the election and part of the reason he chose not to stand for re-election in 1952.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2004-10-27 4:58:50 PM  

#3  Also Truman dids some mighty unpopular things like replacing a certain General and recalling ex-servicemen for duty.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2004-10-27 4:55:50 PM  

#2  There's the potential for a fourth similarity.

Dirksen burst on the national scene at the 1952 Republican convention. He was an active supporter of Taft for president and had been mentioned as a possible vice presidential nominee. Then millions of Americans saw him on television fighting against Dwight Eisenhower and shaking an accusing finger at Eisenhower's floor lieutenant, Thomas Dewey. "We followed you before and you took us down the road to defeat," Dirksen bellowed.

The LLL Dem race in 2008 will be a dilly. They'll be a frustrated at being shut out of the White House for a long, long time, and they'll be ready to do anything to win.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2004-10-27 9:34:01 AM  

#1  Really interesting -- thanks.
Posted by: someone   2004-10-27 1:47:47 AM  

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