Truman holding the famous issue of the Chicago Tribune
-Greatest election upset in American history. People predicted that Truman would be defeated by Dewey
-"Dewey Defeats Truman" was a famously incorrect banner headline on the front page of the Chicago Tribune
-Early polls showed that Thomas Dewey had an insurmountable lead. Thus he decided to run on a conservative campaign
-With nothing to lose, Truman went on the attack and covered 30,000 miles by rail and delivered his blistering campaign message to 6 million people
-promised labor that he would fight for the repeal of Taft-Harley
-reached out to northern black voters by supporting strong civil rights legislation
-pledged to farmers that he would back increased price supports
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