Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Harry S. Truman 1948 presidential campaign

Harry S. Truman 1948 presidential campaign[edit]

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The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 4, 2022 by Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:32, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Harry S. Truman, c. 1945

In 1948, Harry S. Truman contested the presidency of the United States. Truman, a Democrat, ascended to the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. His pro-civil rights views were opposed by most of the southern Democrats; when the Democratic National Convention adopted his civil-rights plank, a large group of southerners walked out. Truman selected Alben W. Barkley as his running mate. Campaigning against Thomas E. Dewey, the Republican candidate, Truman called the Republican-controlled 80th Congress a "do-nothing Congress". Truman conducted various whistle-stop tours giving speeches in different states. With the split of the Democratic Party, most of the polls predicted Truman to lose the election. On the election day, before the declaration of final results, an early edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune printed the headline "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN", boldly anticipating Dewey's victory. Truman won the election in one of the greatest upset victory, receiving 303 electoral votes. (Full article...)

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Main editors: Kavyansh
Promoted: December 9, 2021
Reasons for nomination: Formally not nominating for a fixed date, as it has no direct relevance, but requesting @WP:TFA coordinators to schedule this American history-related article for July 4 (Independence Day (United States)) if possible. We currently have Jubilee coinage (a British article) scheduled for that date. Any other date will work. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 10:02, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Coordinator comment Wehwalt any views on this? Jimfbleak - talk to me? 10:40, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I really don't. Your call.--Wehwalt (talk) 10:57, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support as nominator. Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 09:54, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:05, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]