Campaign Trail Results: Game #569813
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This Game:
- Year: 1948
- Player Candidate: Harry Truman
- Running Mate: Alben Barkley
- Difficulty Level: Normal
- Winner Take All Mode?: No
- Game Played:
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View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Harry Truman | 262 | 23,078,027 | 47.08 |
| ---- Thomas Dewey | 221 | 22,203,889 | 45.30 |
| ---- Strom Thurmond | 35 | 1,032,480 | 2.11 |
| ---- Henry Wallace/Other | 13 | 2,702,444 | 5.51 |
Visits:
- Iowa:2
- Nevada:2
- Ohio:2
- Arizona:1
- Massachusetts:1
- Michigan:1
- Missouri:1
- Virginia:1
- Wisconsin:1
Answers:
- 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 stand by my actions 100%. The buck stops here.
- 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 not recognize Israel. There's no way we can divert resources from Europe to defend that nation, and we would be seriously jeopardizing our relations with oil-producing Arab states.
- 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.
- 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?The Republicans are putting out a nice platform, but their own Congress has sandbagged half of these proposals in the past two years alone. I will call Congress into session and make them put their money where their mouth is.
- 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?I'm calling Congress into session now so that the American people can see how little they are capable of accomplishing. If they don't vote the Republicans out this fall then I don't know what to say.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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 go to Ohio and Michigan.
- 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?This is something that we badly need right now. We have a housing shortage in this country, and too many working-class Americans cannot afford a home.
- 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?I believe strongly in the two-term precedent, but I don't believe it should be enforced by Constitutional Amendment.
- What are your views, in general, on the Marshall Plan?I support the Marshall Plan and believe that it is a force for the future peace and prosperity of our world.
- 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?We need a federal housing bill that will produce low-income housing and provide cheaper mortgages for all Americans, so that we can get more housing built in this country.
- 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.
- 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?The vitality and way of life in our country is under constant attack from Communism. I support any measure which combats that ideology.