“Truman is not FDR,” explains ... So notorious was Dewey for his empty words and hollow platitudes that after his defeat, the Louisville Courier-Journal wrote, “No presidential candidate ...
In an outcome that rivaled 1948 for shock value, Trump defeated Hillary ... who won not a single state. Truman led the mainstream Democrats and carried 28 states. (Dewey won 16 states.) ...
Thomas Mallon is the author of seven novels, including *Henry and Clara*, *Dewey Defeats Truman* and *Fellow Travelers*. He is a frequent contributor to *The New Yorker*, *The New York Times Book ...