WILL ROGERS BORN November 4,1879 September 22. 1971 was a humorist. news paper columnist from oaklaholma President Truman who beach the leader of the United states after the death of F.D.R,
decided not to run for a full term of his own.
Will Roger"s in 1928, ran a mocked campaign with he slogan ,what ever the other fellow wont do.
Senator Thurmond of south Carolina Vigorously sought the 1948 election.roger{"s said of the Thurmond candidacy "He has great Idea"s but should keep them to himself.
Roger"s won the 1948 Democratic primary then faced Thomas Dewey in a up hill election battle
Poll"s showed Dewy winning the election and the Republican"s had not held the white house in 16 year"s Roger"s was a not a professional politician and the voter"s wanted a change.
War with Korea was averted and Mcarther stayed into the army well into the 1960"s. there was a second cold war with China as well as the Soviet Union. President Roger"s not believing he would of won the election the first time did not seek a 2nd term.
United States presidential election, 1948
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All 531 electoral votes of the Electoral College
266 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout 53.0%
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nominee Will Roger"s Thomas E. Dewey Strom Thurmond
Party Democratic Republican Dixiecrat
Home state Missouri New York South Carolina
Running mate John Sparkman Earl Warren Fielding L. Wright
Electoral vote 4
03 89 39
States carried 28 16 4
Popular vote 3
4,179,347 11,991,292 1,175,930
Percentage 49.6% 45.1% 2.4%