Campaign Trail Results: Game #799877
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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:
View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Thomas Dewey | 348 | 24,068,907 | 49.30 |
| ---- Harry Truman | 155 | 21,603,359 | 44.25 |
| ---- Strom Thurmond | 28 | 1,168,569 | 2.39 |
| ---- Henry Wallace/Other | 0 | 1,977,854 | 4.05 |
Visits:
- Pennsylvania:4
- New York:3
- Illinois:2
- Iowa: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?Veto it. This law goes too far, and besides, we won't have a chance without the support of labor.
- 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.I support a civil rights plank in the Democratic platform. We can't concede this issue to Republicans and the Progressive Party if we want to compete in the industrial states.
- 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 support this program, but I'm concerned with some of the actions I'm seeing from the FBI and the House Un-American Activities Committee. We need to balance this program with appropriate concern for due process and civil liberties.
- The Soviet Union has blocked West Berlin from receiving any supplies from Western Europe. What are your thoughts on this situation?We need to do whatever it takes to ensure that Berlin is adequately supplied. We cannot further embolden Soviet aggression by retreating from the agreed-upon boundaries in our 1945 settlement.
- Is there anything you can say during your acceptance speech at the national convention to shake this race up?I will pledge to visit every state in the Union before election day. I stand for every working man in this country, and I'll let them know all about it before this is done.
- 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 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?When I get elected, we're going to get a Democratic Congress with me. That's how it's done.
- 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.
- 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 Missouri to spend the election day, is there one last place you want to hit on the campaign trail?Let's spend our last day in New York and then fly home.
- 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'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?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?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?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?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?It would depend on the scope of the program. We could certainly use a limited number of modern, well-constructed federal roads to connect our different regions.
- Do you believe that the federal government has a role to play in slum clearance?I think any good housing bill would have to include funds for the clearance of slums. Such environments create a bad cycle of criminality and poverty, which we could improve upon with clean, modern, public housing.
- A number of Congressional candidates have made anti-Communism and accusations of Communist sympathies a centerpiece of their political campaigns. Do you support this trend?I think this bodes ill for the future of American politics. I support debate on legitimate political issues, but not the casual and spurious accusations about Communist sympathies.