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What was funny about Dewey defeats Truman?
Dewey did not actually defeat Truman, but the news paper printed the headline DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN hope this is what you are looking for
Who did Truman defeat for the 1948 election in an upset victory?
Thomas E. Dewey
When was Dewey Defeats Truman created?
Dewey Defeats Truman was created in 1948.
Who did Harry Truman defeat in the election?
Yes. Although the newspaper was wrong. Dwight D. Eisenhower became president after that in 1952
Who won the presidential election in 1948?
Harry Truman won the 1948 presidential election defeating Thomas Dewey. In the 1948 presidential election Harry Truman received 303 electoral votes and Thomas Dewey received 189 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Truman 24,179,345 and Dewey 21,991,291. Truman's victory was one of the greatest election upsets in American history. Virtually every prediction indicated Dewey would defeat Truman.
Why was president Truman's victory in 1948 election a surprise?
Truman's presidential election was so surprising because there was a republican controlled congress at the time. Truman was a democrat, therefore he had a disadvantage to the republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey
What did the election of 1948 demonstrate about polls?
Truman's victory was one of the greatest election upsets in American history. Virtually every prediction indicated Dewey would defeat Truman.
Who did Harry S. Truman run against?
Truman ran against Thomas Dewey of New York.
What year did Thomas Dewey run against FDR for President?
Harry Truman defeated Dewey in 1948. See attached link for the story behind the famous headline "Dewey Defeats Truman." Dewey also came in second to Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1944 election.
What error was printed in the newspaper regarding the 1948 Presidential election between Dewey and Truman?
The Chicago Times headline read, "Dewey Defeats Truman!"
Was tom Dewey a republican?
Yes. Dewey ran against Harry S. Truman (Democrat).
Who did truman upset in the 1948 election?
Thomas Dewey.
