Campaign Trail Results: Game #714022
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This Game:
- Year: 1948
- Player Candidate: Thomas Dewey
- Running Mate: Harold Stassen
- Difficulty Level: Easy
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
- AndrewVelickovic
View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Thomas Dewey | 299 | 22,978,123 | 46.95 |
| ---- Harry Truman | 194 | 23,284,632 | 47.58 |
| ---- Strom Thurmond | 38 | 1,248,905 | 2.55 |
| ---- Henry Wallace/Other | 0 | 1,428,877 | 2.92 |
Visits:
- California:5
- Minnesota:2
- New Mexico:2
- Arizona:1
- Utah:1
- Virginia:1
Answers:
- 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 support the HUAC, although I do wish it could be a little more aggressive in its rooting out of Communist influence.
- 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've supported the Israeli state from the beginning. I'm glad that Truman came around, but he absolutely sent the wrong message by vacillating on this issue until the very last moment.
- 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?I think there are legitimate questions to be asked about how much the Communists have embedded themselves into departments of the government. I support the measures we have in place to combat this.
- Do you have any comments to make on the Soviet blockade of Berlin, and the airlift in progress to resupply that city?We need to pull back from West Berlin and maintain a more realistic defense perimeter. We're more likely to be drawn into World War III than to gain anything useful from the defense of that exclave.
- 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?We're going to hit the Midwest, from Ohio to Wisconsin and Iowa.
- 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?Just in the past 12 months, Congress has passed the Marshall Plan and Taft-Hartley with bipartisan support. They have passed an expansive farm bill, and will be considering housing legislation soon. I don't see why I couldn't work with this Congress.
- 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?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?We're going to hit the West Coast, and especially California.
- Before you head to New York to spend the election day, is there one last place you want to hit on the campaign trail?I'll spend the last day in California with my running mate, and then fly back to New York.
- What are your views on the expansion of Social Security?I support Social Security, but I think the program is most solvent in its current form.
- 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 think there are definitely programs that the federal government can get involved in to improve public health, but I also support our current system of private care and insurance.
- Do you support the federal funding of primary education, and if so, in what form?I'm opposed to the provision of federal funds for primary education. It will inevitably lead to other forms of interference in what should be a state and local matter.
- In general, what is your view on the providing of foreign aid to American allies?We are the only thing standing between the world and global domination by the Soviets. I'm prepared to take any measure to prevent the advance of Communism.
- What do you think about the proposed Constitutional Amendment to limit the President to two terms in office?I support this Amendment as a necessary step towards the political health of this nation. We need to, periodically, have a fresh point of view in government. Ours is not an imperial nation.
- 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.
- 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.
- How concerned are you about events in China? What would you do as President to support Chiang Kai-Shek?We need to be doing more to defend our ally in China. I believe that country is in very real danger of falling to the Communists if we don't step in somehow.
- 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.
- What do you have to say about your announced running mate, Harold Stassen?Harold Stassen is a great man who represents my views for the future of this country. Now let's get going with this campaign.