Campaign Trail Results: Game #836142
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This Game:
- Year: 1948
- Player Candidate: Thomas Dewey
- Running Mate: John Bricker
- Difficulty Level: Normal
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Harry Truman | 463 | 26,329,980 | 53.98 |
| ---- Strom Thurmond | 38 | 1,114,263 | 2.28 |
| ---- Thomas Dewey | 30 | 20,021,625 | 41.05 |
| ---- Henry Wallace/Other | 0 | 1,308,438 | 2.68 |
Visits:
- Texas:11
- Florida: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?My record speaks for itself. For the time being, we just need to keep the party energized and avoid any statements which might be deemed as controversial.
- 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?I believe that a Republican Congress, working with a Republican President, will be able to come to accord on the key issues of our time.
- 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.
- 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?Why not campaign in New York itself?
- 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?I support universal health care coverage in this country, financed by the federal government.
- 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?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?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?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?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 are your thoughts on the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1948? Do you support federal farm programs in general?I'd rather stay with the initial farm bill we had in place from 1938. The new price supports are based too much on market prices, and still have the potential to cause a lot of undue distress.
- 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.
- 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.