All of the Following Contributed to Truman's Victory in the Election

question 58

Multiple Choice

All of the following contributed to Truman's victory in the election of 1948 except

• A)the lackluster campaign of his Republican opponent.
• B)Truman's vigorous cross-country,old-fashioned,speaking tour.
• C)Truman's denunciation of the "do nothing" eightieth Congress.
• D)Dewey's reputation as a communist sympathizer.
• E)voter loyalty to the memory of Roosevelt and the New Deal.

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