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A Dewey-Beats-Truman Moment in the Offing? In 1948 Americans had a similar choice and they rejected the staid, nostalgia path. Hunter DeRensis . Aug 24, 2020 12:01 AM.

Truman survived a walkout by the Dixiecrat faction of the Democrats at the convention and successfully used the “do-nothing” Congress as a weapon against the favored Republican candidate, Dewey.

1948 versus 2024: Insights from Truman beats Dewey for a November Biden-Trump rematch. Antonio Fins, Palm Beach Post. Mon, March 11, 2024 at 12:00 PM UTC. 8 min read.

We know which one is the movie star. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is an icon to millions. His opponent, state Treasurer Phil Angelides, winner of a Democratic primary both brutal and feckless, is ...

1948 versus 2024: Insights from Truman beats Dewey for a November Biden-Trump rematch Comparing 1948 and 2024 offers lessons and warnings for Biden and Trump this Presidents Day weekend as they ...

The percentages reflected the national vote, and for the fifth time in a presidential election the loser, Clinton, beat Trump by 200,000 votes out of 120 million cast or 47.7 percent to 47.5.

It couldn't have been taken in Columbus, where the Evening Dispatch correctly called the race for Democrat Truman over Republican New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey on its front page of Nov. 3, 1948.

The only thing we know for sure today is that we don’t know what the headlines will be on Nov. 5.

Could Prime Minister Gordon Brown become the Harry Truman of British politics? Columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. looks at the Labor Party leader's uphill battle to retain his job as Conservative Party ...

In the legacy of presidential history, Harry Truman may be best remembered by one photograph. So how did the 33rd president wind up holding a newspaper that showed him losing an election he had ...