Campaign Trail Results: Game #1041038
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This Game:
- Year: 1948
- Player Candidate: Harry Truman
- Running Mate: Alben Barkley
- Difficulty Level: Impossible
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Thomas Dewey | 406 | 24,941,025 | 51.48 |
| ---- Harry Truman | 87 | 19,616,421 | 40.49 |
| ---- Strom Thurmond | 38 | 1,351,453 | 2.79 |
| ---- Henry Wallace/Other | 0 | 2,535,746 | 5.23 |
Visits:
- New York:2
- Arkansas:1
- California:1
- Michigan:1
- Mississippi:1
- Montana:1
- New Mexico:1
- Ohio:1
- Pennsylvania:1
- Texas:1
- Wyoming:1
Answers:
- A wave of strikes and economic turmoil has led to bipartisan support for a new labor law. The Taft-Hartley Act, limiting the power of labor unions, has been placed on your desk. Will you sign this bill or veto it?Sign it. Labor actions in the steel and coal industries nearly paralyzed our economy, and the public is fed up.
- The Jewish state of Israel is set to declare its independence on May 15, 1948. Will your Administration recognize this new nation?We will recognize Israel. It is the right thing to do in the aftermath of the Holocaust, and if that's not enough, we can kiss New York good-bye if we don't.
- A young, liberal Senate candidate from Minnesota named Hubert Humphrey is pushing for a civil rights plank in the Democratic platform. You can either encourage this movement or nip it in the bud.I support a civil rights plank, and furthermore I will personally take executive action to desegregate the Armed Forces. I believe we can turn the black vote if we take initiative on this issue.
- Do you stand by your decision to implement a loyalty program for employees of the federal government? Do you believe that Communist infiltration is a serious threat right now?I support this program, but I'm concerned with some of the actions I'm seeing from the FBI and the House Un-American Activities Committee. We need to balance this program with appropriate concern for due process and civil liberties.
- The Soviet Union has blocked West Berlin from receiving any supplies from Western Europe. What are your thoughts on this situation?It's not very practical to defend West Berlin, in its isolated location, if the Soviets continue to escalate. I'd prefer to focus on building our defenses in the rest of West Germany.
- Is there anything you can say during your acceptance speech at the national convention to shake this race up?I will pledge to visit every state in the Union before election day. I stand for every working man in this country, and I'll let them know all about it before this is done.
- You are making a whistle-stop tour of the country to promote your candidacy. What region will you visit over the next two weeks?We're going to hit the West Coast, and especially California.
- You are calling for a pretty far-reaching platform as you campaign, but the current Congress has refused to consider many of your proposals. How will things be different in your next term if you are elected?I'm calling Congress into session now so that the American people can see how little they are capable of accomplishing. If they don't vote the Republicans out this fall then I don't know what to say.
- You are making a whistle-stop tour of the country to promote your candidacy. What region will you visit over the next two weeks?We're going to hit the West Coast, and especially California.
- You are making a whistle-stop tour of the country to promote your candidacy. What region will you visit over the next two weeks?We're going to hit the West Coast, and especially California.
- You are making a whistle-stop tour of the country to promote your candidacy. What region will you visit over the next two weeks?I'm going through the Plains and Mountain states. I could personally talk to a third of the voters in that region, as sparsely populated as it is.
- Before you head to Missouri to spend the election day, is there one last place you want to hit on the campaign trail?Let's spend our last day in California and then fly home.
- What are your views on the expansion of Social Security?I've never been comfortable with the Social Security program, and I would like to see it rolled back.
- Would you support an act that would allocate federal funds for the construction of low-income housing?I'm not comfortable with committing the federal government to the area of home construction, especially with all of the other responsibilities it has taken on over the past two decades.
- What are your views on a federal health insurance program?I support universal health care coverage in this country, financed by the federal government.
- Do you support the federal funding of primary education, and if so, in what form?I'm opposed to the provision of federal funds for primary education. It will inevitably lead to other forms of interference in what should be a state and local matter.
- In general, what is your view on the providing of foreign aid to American allies?I support this kind of thing in limited cases where there is a clear threat. But I'm worried about some of the ill-defined, open ended commitments we are getting ourselves into with other countries, and with the United Nations.
- What do you think about the proposed Constitutional Amendment to limit the President to two terms in office?There should not be a limit on how many terms a President can serve. This is why we have an election every four years -- to gauge the will of the American people.
- What are your views, in general, on the Marshall Plan?I support the Marshall Plan and believe that it is a force for the future peace and prosperity of our world.
- Is the House Un-American Activities Committee going too far in its attempts to root out Communist influence, or should it be doing more?The HUAC is not something I plan to address very much as I campaign.
- How will you reduce the inflation rate, currently around 10% annually, if you are elected President?Corporations have been raising prices much faster than wages have increased, and they are pocketing exorbitant profits as a result. I will fight for the rights of labor, and for better regulation during my next term.
- What will you do to help resolve the severe housing shortage in this country?We are clearly overcrowding our urban areas at the moment. At the very least, we can expand the federal highway system to make more areas accessible to families and developers.
- What do you think about proposals for the federal government to build an expansive interstate highway system?I'm not so sure about this. Such a system will surely displace many existing towns and neighborhoods, and provide an entirely new area for federal interference in local matters.
- Given the Soviet threat, do you support the Selective Service Act which has been passed, even if it may lead to a peacetime draft?You will never see me support the conscription of American boys into the military during peacetime, whether it be in 1940 or in the current time, or in a future time.
- How concerned are you about events in China? What would you do as President to support Chiang Kai-Shek?Publicly, of course, I support any ally of the United States. But Kai-Shek has proven himself to be a disappointment, if you really want to know the truth. I will be careful about making any statement or policy which would commit the U.S. to his further defense.