Who defeated Taft for the Republican presidential nomination in 1948?
Eisenhower
Wendell Willkie
Herbert Hoover
Dewey
Answer
Dewey defeated Taft in the Republican primaries leading up to the 1948 presidential election. Taft was the incumbent President at the time, seeking re-election. Dewey, the Governor of New York, was seen as a more moderate and electable candidate, and he ultimately won the Republican nomination. However, he lost the general election to Democratic candidate Harry S. Truman in a major upset.
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