United States presidential election, 1948

United,States,presidential,election,,1948
Harry,S,Truman
Democratic
Elected,President
Harry,S,Truman
Democratic
The,United,States,presidential,election,of,1948,was,the,41st,quadrennial,presidential,election,,held,on,Tuesday,,November,2,,1948,Incumbent,President,Harry,S,Truman,,the,Democratic,nominee,,who,had,succeeded,to,the,presidency,after,the,death,of,President,Franklin,D,Roosevelt,in,1945,,successfully,ran,for,election,for,a,full,term,against,Thomas,E,Dewey,,the,Republican,nominee,,who,also,was,the,Republican,presidential,nominee,in,1944
Trumans,victory,is,considered,to,be,one,of,the,greatest,election,upsets,in,American,history234,Virtually,every,prediction,with,or,without,public,opinion,polls,indicated,that,he,would,be,defeated,by,Dewey,The,Democratic,Party,had,a,severe,three-way,ideological,split,,with,both,the,far,left,Henry,A,Wallace,of,the,Progressive,Party,and,far,right,of,the,Party,Dixiecrat,Strom,Thurmond,running,third-party,campaigns,Trumans,surprise,victory,was,the,fifth,consecutive,presidential,win,for,the,Democratic,Party,,the,longest,winning,streak,in,the,history,of,the,party,,and,second-longeunited,states,presidential,election,1948,wikipedia,,united,states,presidential,election,1948,United,States,presidential,election,,1948
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