The 1948 Presidential Race

question 88

Multiple Choice

The 1948 presidential race:

• A) was a three-way race.
• B) was the last presidential race to occur before television forever changed campaigning.
• C) ended the movement of southern Democrats into the Republican Party.
• D) highlighted gender as a campaign issue.
• E) was won by Strom Thurmond.

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