Campaign Trail Results: Game #238077
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This Game:
- Year: 1948
- Player Candidate: Harry Truman
- Running Mate: Alben Barkley
- Difficulty Level: Normal
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
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View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Thomas Dewey | 360 | 24,383,250 | 49.65 |
| ---- Harry Truman | 171 | 20,506,334 | 41.76 |
| ---- Henry Wallace/Other | 0 | 4,220,990 | 8.59 |
| ---- Strom Thurmond | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Visits:
- Washington:2
- Arizona:1
- Florida:1
- Kentucky:1
- Massachusetts:1
- Minnesota:1
- Missouri:1
- Rhode Island:1
- Tennessee:1
- Virginia:1
- Wisconsin: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.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.
- 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'm prepared to go even further on this issue. I will personally oversee a sweeping investigation of the State Department, Department of Defense, and other agencies which are prone to infiltration.
- 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?We need to go after Thomas Dewey hard. I haven't heard him take a serious stand on any major issue of our time, and this country needs a true leader.
- 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 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 back through Illinois and criss-cross that state.
- What are your views on the expansion of Social Security?I support the expansion of benefits, which were set at fairly low levels during the 1930s and have been eaten up by our recent inflation.
- 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?I think there are definitely programs that the federal government can get involved in to improve public health, but I also support our current system of private care and insurance.
- 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?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?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?We need to control the spending and interference of the federal government, and reinforce our commitment to a sound American dollar. These policies will bring inflation under control in my Administration.
- 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 views on the current federal budget surplus? Would you attempt to maintain this surplus as President?Part of our current economic problem is the inability of Congress to pass programs which would help the American worker. I'd rather see us have more housing, more roads, and better health care than to see us with an unnecessary surplus.
- How concerned are you about events in China? What would you do as President to support Chiang Kai-Shek?China is a crucial ally, under duress, and I support Chiang Kai-Shek and the Nationalists in their struggle.
- Do you advocate the international control of nuclear weapons under the United Nations?Only if we had clear assurances that other nations would not develop a nuclear bomb, and a means of enforcing those assurances.