Campaign Trail Results: Game #709666
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This Game:
- Year: 1948
- Player Candidate: Thomas Dewey
- Running Mate: Earl Warren
- Difficulty Level: Easy
- 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 | 309 | 23,976,725 | 49.07 |
| ---- Harry Truman | 184 | 21,912,621 | 44.84 |
| ---- Strom Thurmond | 38 | 1,310,542 | 2.68 |
| ---- Henry Wallace/Other | 0 | 1,665,470 | 3.41 |
Visits:
- New Mexico:3
- Tennessee:3
- Alabama:2
- Florida:1
- Minnesota:1
- Oklahoma:1
- Utah:1
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?Absolutely not. This is a perfectly reasonable measure, designed to prevent a strike in one industry from crippling the American economy.
- 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 support the Israeli state, and I'm pleased that Truman and I are in agreement on this issue.
- To what extent will you emphasize your support for civil rights legislation in New York as you hit the campaign trail?Not only will I speak about this issue, but I will use it to attack Truman. I've supported civil rights all along, while Truman seems to have come around at the 11th hour, and for transparent political gain.
- To what extent are you prepared to make anti-Communism an issue in this campaign, or to attack Harry Truman on the issue?Not only is this a serious issue, but Harry Truman is complicit in it. It is no secret that he is, along with most Democrats, complacent on the issue of Communist infiltration.
- Do you have any comments to make on the Soviet blockade of Berlin, and the airlift in progress to resupply that city?I support our current airlift and hope that it leads to an agreeable conclusion.
- What will be the main focus of your acceptance speech at the Republican Convention?Harry Truman is an ineffectual, vacillating, highly unpopular President. We need to hammer on this theme and remind the American people why they need a new leader in the White House.
- 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.
- 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?Just in the past 12 months, Congress has passed the Marshall Plan and Taft-Hartley with bipartisan support. They have passed an expansive farm bill, and will be considering housing legislation soon. I don't see why I couldn't work with this Congress.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Before you head to New York to spend the election day, is there one last place you want to hit on the campaign trail?We'll barnstorm as much of the Midwest as we can, going from state to state.
- What are your views on the expansion of Social Security?I support Social Security, but I think the program is most solvent in its current form.
- 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?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?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?I support this Amendment as a necessary step towards the political health of this nation. We need to, periodically, have a fresh point of view in government. Ours is not an imperial nation.
- What are your views, in general, on the Marshall Plan?Obviously, Europe needs some kind of aid after the horrors of World War II. I will be careful to see that this plan is fairly administered and does not become excessive.
- 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 a necessary defender of American values, and I don't see anything to criticize in its current conduct.
- 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?It has taken a couple of years after the end of the war, but I can already see that many new houses are being built by private developers to resolve this shortage, and I can only predict that this trend will continue without any special action by the government.
- 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.
- Do you advocate the international control of nuclear weapons under the United Nations?We need to be realistic. Would the Soviet Union do such a thing if they developed a nuclear bomb? I would never support this action.
- What do you have to say about your announced running mate, Earl Warren?Earl Warren is a great man who represents my views for the future of this country. Now let's get going with this campaign.