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Cakes4077 35 points ago +36 / -1

The media printed newspapers with “Dewey defeats Truman” headlines because that’s how they thought it would go and it takes time to print thousands of papers. Actual numbers come out and Truman wins.

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Julia_J 15 points ago +15 / -0

Truman also did not get rich in office as president. Other presidents before him had large sums of wealth and he is the reason that ex-presidents get a salary.

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Jerichari 10 points ago +10 / -0

Admittedly, a True Man

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