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In reply to the discussion: Democrats Still Don't Understand What They're Up Against [View all]Steven Maurer
(459 posts)77. Not "barely"...
Truman used the power of the Presidency against the GOP congress. Dewey put forward all these plans and promised about what he was going to do, and Truman was able to call bullshit. He brought the GOP Congress into special session and challenged them to actually pass a bill (which they couldn't because none of their numbers added up). When they didn't, he "do nothing"-ed them all through campaign season.
That's how he held on.
Couldn't have done it without being President. And even then, a lot of the press thought he was toast. Hence the newspapers making the famous mistake.
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I didn't like the title either. Don't tear Democrats down because we are humanists,
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