Which president did Dewey lose to in 1948?
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Hoover
Truman
Answer
The answer is Harry Truman. In the 1948 presidential election, Thomas Dewey, the Republican nominee, was widely expected to defeat the incumbent Democratic president, Harry S. Truman, but Truman ultimately won a narrow victory. Several factors contributed to Truman's win, including a strong campaign, a split in the Republican Party, and public dissatisfaction with Republican control of Congress.
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