Campaign Trail Results: Game #1325435

This Game:

  • Year: 1948
  • Player Candidate: Thomas Dewey
  • Running Mate: Harold Stassen
  • Difficulty Level: Impossible
  • Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
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CandidateElectoral VotesPopular VotesPop. Vote %
---- Harry Truman48527,526,18456.20
---- Strom Thurmond381,170,0952.39
---- Thomas Dewey818,942,69538.67
---- Henry Wallace/Other01,341,3022.74

Visits:

  • Texas:12

Answers:

  • A wave of strikes and economic turmoil has led to bipartisan support for a new labor law. Do you support Truman's decision to veto the Taft-Hartley Act?
    I support Truman's veto. The National Labor Relations Act was put in place to protect the rights of labor, and it should be respected.
  • The Jewish state of Israel is set to declare its independence on May 15, 1948. Do you support Truman's decision to recognize this new nation?
    I believe it was a hasty and impetuous move by the Truman Administration to support the creation of Israel. I have to come out against this measure.
  • To what extent will you emphasize your support for civil rights legislation in New York as you hit the campaign trail?
    My record speaks for itself. For the time being, we just need to keep the party energized and avoid any statements which might be deemed as controversial.
  • To what extent are you prepared to make anti-Communism an issue in this campaign, or to attack Harry Truman on the issue?
    If you'll remember my debate with Harold Stassen, I got this nomination in the first place by remaining above such type of politics.
  • Do you have any comments to make on the Soviet blockade of Berlin, and the airlift in progress to resupply that city?
    I would have us move into East Germany if this blockade continues. We're the ones with a nuclear bomb. Why should we be afraid of the Soviets?
  • What will be the main focus of your acceptance speech at the Republican Convention?
    We're way ahead, so why screw up a good thing? I will talk in general about the future greatness of this country once I'm President, and avoid alienating any potential allies or partners in government.
  • 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.
  • Your party has passed a fairly ambitious and liberal platform which you have supported. However, if the Republican Congress won't pass these laws now, how do you expect to push them forward as President?
    I believe that a Republican Congress, working with a Republican President, will be able to come to accord on the key issues of our time.
  • 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?
    We're going to hit the West Coast, and especially California.
  • Before you head to New York to spend the election day, is there one last place you want to hit on the campaign trail?
    I'll spend the last day in California with my running mate, and then fly back to New York.
  • 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 can't make a conclusive statement on this issue. I'm sure that between myself and Congress we can work out a good solution once I'm elected.
  • What are your views on a federal health insurance program?
    With a country that is getting more and more prosperous by the day, I'm sure that we can find a good solution in the area of health care.
  • Do you support the federal funding of primary education, and if so, in what form?
    This is something that we will research and consider seriously over the next four years. I'd have to see the details of any proposal before I could give my opinion.
  • 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.
  • 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'm not very comfortable with the activities of this committee, and I believe they should be scaled back to a minimum.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Do you advocate the international control of nuclear weapons under the United Nations?
    I think this is a necessary expedient which we should implement immediately. It is important to set a precedent now, before other countries develop the bomb, that nuclear war will never again become state policy.
  • What do you have to say about your announced running mate, Harold Stassen?
    Harold Stassen is a great man who represents my views for the future of this country. Now let's get going with this campaign.