In their respective polls, Gallup and Crossley projected Dewey’s victory by 5 percentage points. Truman carried the popular vote by 4.5 points and won 303 electoral votes to Dewey’s 189.

Truman's quandary 76 years ago in 1948 against New York Gov. Thomas Dewey. The comparisons are undeniable and offer lessons for both today's president and the apparent Republican nominee ...

That’s exactly what happened in 1948, the extraordinary upset that saw President Harry Truman win reelection against New York Governor Thomas Dewey. Few observers predicted that result at the ...

1948 - Truman runs against Thomas E. Dewey, the Republican nominee in the 1948 presidential election. The scientific pollsters, including George Gallup, all predicted that Dewey would beat Truman.

I am an older man, listened to the results of the Truman/Dewey election. I know that everyone makes mistakes. I know that our national debt is too big, and that our government is too big and too ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 1948 (UPI) --Governor Thomas E. Dewey conceded today that President Truman had been elected in the closest presidential race in 32 years. Truman with big electoral lead ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 1948 (UPI) --Governor Thomas E. Dewey conceded today that President Truman had been elected in the closest presidential race in 32 years. Truman with big electoral lead ...