In 1948, Thomas Dewey was elected the 34th US President by a comfortable margin, carrying 307 electoral votes to Truman's 185. Dewey had been the heavy favorite to win from the outset, and his aggressive, energized campaign against the unpopular Truman administration was eaten up like candy by American voters. He went onto to serve two successful terms, and is widely regarded as one of America's greatest post-WWII Presidents. As for Truman, he would be known for making important yet controversial decisions despite his 1948 loss. While he waged an admirable fight under the circumstances, many observers agree that Truman had no realistic chance of winning given the three way Democratic split, post-war strikes and recession, and Dewey's own hard-hitting campaign. Was there anyway that Truman could have beaten Dewey? If so, how would his second term have played out? Would he have run for a third term in 1952, which Dewey could not under the 22nd Amendment?