The 1948 presidential election almost became a constitutional crisis. Illustration by Eleanor Shakespeare for POLITICO By Jeff Greenfield. 09/24/2023 07:00 AM EDT. Link Copied.

Harry S. Truman’s stunning, come-from-behind victory in the 1948 presidential election has encouraged frissons of optimism for long-shot candidates ever since. Walter Mondale invoked the 1948 ...

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Description. In what was considered a major upset in the 1948 presidential election, Democratic President Harry Truman defeated Republican New York Governor Thomas Dewey and third-party candidates ...

1948’s election outcome was one of the closest presidential poll results in American history. Projections leading up to Election Day overwhelmingly chose New York Governor Thomas Dewey to win.

1948’s election outcome was one of the closest presidential poll results in American history. Projections leading up to Election Day overwhelmingly chose New York Governor Thomas Dewey to win.

It’s been a bungee jump of a year in American politics. Last spring, the GOP seemed poised to ride a Red Tsunami in the coming midterm elections. Democrats rallied over the summer and appeared ...

Democrats’ success in the 1948 presidential election appeared even less likely because the party was deeply divided over race and civil rights. That summer, Sen. Strom Thurmond ...

U.S. President Harry S. Truman holds up an Election Day edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune, which, based on early results, mistakenly announced “Dewey Defeats Truman” on Nov. 4, 1948.

Harry S. Truman’s stunning, come-from-behind victory in the 1948 presidential election has encouraged frissons of optimism for long-shot candidates ever since. Walter Mondale invoked the 1948 ...

The 1948 presidential election almost became a constitutional crisis. ... And it wasn’t until the most recent presidential election, in 2020, ...