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Dewey lost because he ran a typically RINO campaign, expecting the public to automatically want to vote for him without his having to reach out and persuade the voters.
'''Thomas Edmund Dewey''' (b: 24 March 1902; d: 16 March 1971) was the former [[Republican]] governor of New York, serving three terms from 1943 to 1955. He was also the Republican presidential candidate on two occasions, losing to the incumbents, President [[Franklin D Roosevelt]] in 1944 and to President [[Harry S Truman]] in 1948.
'''Thomas Edmund Dewey''' (b: 24 March 1902; d: 16 March 1971) was the former [[Republican]] governor of New York, serving three terms from 1943 to 1955. He was also the Republican presidential candidate on two occasions, losing to the incumbents, President [[Franklin D Roosevelt]] in 1944 and to President [[Harry S Truman]] in 1948.
In the latter election, he was seen by many as the front-runner. So much so, in fact, that the ''Chicago Daily Tribune'' mistakingly ran several hundred copies of their post-election edition with the headline "Dewey Defeats Truman".<ref>[http://www.historybuff.com/library/reftruman.html The Story Behind the "Dewey Defeats Truman" error]</ref>
In the latter election, he was seen by many as the front-runner. So much so, in fact, that the ''Chicago Daily Tribune'' mistakingly ran several hundred copies of their post-election edition with the headline "Dewey Defeats Truman."<ref>[http://www.historybuff.com/library/reftruman.html The Story Behind the "Dewey Defeats Truman" error]</ref> Dewey lost because he ran a typically [[RINO]] campaign, expecting the public to automatically want to vote for him without his having to reach out and persuade the voters.
==Early Life==
==Early Life==