Campaign Trail Results: Game #748216
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This Game:
- Year: 1948
- Player Candidate: Thomas Dewey
- Running Mate: Earl Warren
- Difficulty Level: Normal
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
- CodyCaisse
View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Thomas Dewey | 267 | 22,282,806 | 45.84 |
| ---- Harry Truman | 226 | 23,362,566 | 48.07 |
| ---- Strom Thurmond | 38 | 1,288,643 | 2.65 |
| ---- Henry Wallace/Other | 0 | 1,670,781 | 3.44 |
Visits:
- California:2
- Massachusetts:2
- Ohio:2
- Virginia:2
- Washington:2
- Montana:1
- Wisconsin: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've supported the Israeli state from the beginning. I'm glad that Truman came around, but he absolutely sent the wrong message by vacillating on this issue until the very last moment.
- 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?I think there are legitimate questions to be asked about how much the Communists have embedded themselves into departments of the government. I support the measures we have in place to combat this.
- 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?I will talk about what I have accomplished in New York -- public works, a balanced budget, anti-discrimination laws, business creation, and funding for teachers and universities. This is the future of our party.
- 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?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?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?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 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?This is something that we badly need right now. We have a housing shortage in this country, and too many working-class Americans cannot afford a home.
- 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 absolutely believe that the federal government should be providing funds, to the states of course, for them to apply to education spending on our country's youth.
- In general, what is your view on the providing of foreign aid to American allies?We are the only thing standing between the world and global domination by the Soviets. I'm prepared to take any measure to prevent the advance of Communism.
- 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 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 do you have to say about the provision of large-scale military and economic aid to Turkey and Greece, to prevent a Communist takeover in those countries?I support this aid and think it is a necessary step to combat the Soviet Union.
- What do you think about proposals for the federal government to build an expansive interstate highway system?Anyone can see that I've supported road development throughout my career, and I think this would be a positive step for the country.
- 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.