Campaign Trail Results: Game #1216622
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This Game:
- Year: 1948
- Player Candidate: Harry Truman
- Running Mate: Alben Barkley
- Difficulty Level: Easy
- Winner Take All Mode?: No
- Game Played:
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View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Thomas Dewey | 279 | 24,656,953 | 50.30 |
| ---- Harry Truman | 220 | 18,726,260 | 38.20 |
| ---- Henry Wallace/Other | 32 | 5,632,908 | 11.49 |
| ---- Strom Thurmond | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Visits:
- Florida:3
- Kentucky:2
- West Virginia:2
- Georgia:1
- North Carolina:1
- Ohio:1
- Tennessee:1
- Texas:1
Answers:
- 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 stand by my actions 100%. The buck stops here.
- 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.
- Is the House Un-American Activities Committee going too far in its attempts to root out Communist influence, or should it be doing more?I support the HUAC, although I do wish it could be a little more aggressive in its rooting out of Communist influence.
- The Jewish state of Israel is set to declare its independence on May 15, 1948. Will your Administration recognize this new nation?We will not recognize Israel. There's no way we can divert resources from Europe to defend that nation, and we would be seriously jeopardizing our relations with oil-producing Arab states.
- 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.Our chances are bad enough without instigating a Southern walkout from our convention. This kind of thing will have to wait until our position is a little stronger.
- 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?The Republicans are putting out a nice platform, but their own Congress has sandbagged half of these proposals in the past two years alone. I will call Congress into session and make them put their money where their mouth is.
- 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 Midwest, from Ohio to Wisconsin and Iowa.
- 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 up the Eastern Seaboard, from Maryland all the way to Connecticut.
- 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.
- 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 go to Ohio and Michigan.
- 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?We should not have the federal government involving itself in the health care business. Private enterprise has built an outstanding health care system and will continue to do so in the future.
- 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?This is a drain on American finances for a cause that threatens to entangle us in future wars, not of our making. I oppose the actions we have taken.
- 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?The Marshall Plan is provocative towards the Soviet Union, and is likely to lead to further aggression and escalation from them.
- How will you reduce the inflation rate, currently around 10% annually, if you are elected President?We have already passed the Taft-Hartley Act and a modernized system of price supports for food, and their effect can clearly be seen in the drop in inflation since 1947. I'm confident this trend will continue.
- 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 are your thoughts on the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1948? Do you support federal farm programs in general?Maybe as a Great Depression measure, these price supports for farm products were necessary. But now, I cannot see a reason why farmers shouldn't have to make an honest living like everyone else.
- Do you believe that the federal government has a role to play in slum clearance?I don't support a housing bill in the first place. Sure, there are some bad neighborhoods out there. But it shouldn't be for the federal government to clear them out, or to finance that action by others.
- How satisfied are you with the overall economy at present?We have 10% inflation, crippling labor issues, and a legacy of overreach dating to the New Deal. I'm not very satisfied at all with our economic situation.