Campaign Trail Results: Game #719782
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This Game:
- Year: 1948
- Player Candidate: Thomas Dewey
- Running Mate: John Bricker
- Difficulty Level: Impossible
- 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Harry Truman | 463 | 26,116,400 | 53.27 |
| ---- Strom Thurmond | 38 | 1,212,294 | 2.47 |
| ---- Thomas Dewey | 30 | 20,167,442 | 41.14 |
| ---- Henry Wallace/Other | 0 | 1,526,884 | 3.11 |
Visits:
- Ohio:6
- California:3
- New York:1
- Pennsylvania:1
- South Dakota: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?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?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?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?I will put out the olive branch to our conservative friends and talk about the need for less spending, a limited foreign policy, and Communist influence in the 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?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.
- 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?What Truman really means when he calls this the "Do-Nothing" Congress is that they won't pass a program for national health insurance or the drastic expansion of Social Security. I will attack Truman for calling a pointless session for his own political purposes.
- 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 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.
- 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'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 a waste of resources, and will slow the development of Europe by forcing nations to rely on foreign subsidies, rather than rebuilding their own economies.
- 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.
- How satisfied are you with the overall economy at present?Farm income has increased. Employment income and jobs have increased. Business income has increased. We've seen great strides in our economy since 1945, and I don't mind telling people.
- 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, John Bricker?John Bricker is a great man who represents my views for the future of this country. Now let's get going with this campaign.