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palintology (252 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-02-08 06:05 PM Original message |
The 1948 Truman election surprise could have been avoided ... |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-02-08 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. and they polled using telephones. It was mostly the wealthier people who had |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-02-08 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. If Republicans had turned out, there would have been a Dewey administration |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-02-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Post-election surveys indicated this wasn't the case. In fact, had depressed Dems turned out |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-02-08 06:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I've not seen that post election analysis and would welcome a link to read it |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-02-08 06:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I read it in David McCullough's book "Truman". I don't have an internet link. |
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book_worm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-02-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Yes I read it in "Truman" as well. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-02-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Then you know what I'm talking about. The survey claimed Truman could have won |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-02-08 06:47 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Wasn't the Dem base diluted by the Dixiecrats, though? |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-02-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. several other works appear to contradict that |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-02-08 06:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. We'll agree to disagree on this one. |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-02-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. you and I aren't disagreeing, my friend |
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