Pennsylvania will play an important and perhaps a deciding role in the 1952 election. Only New York has more electoral votesalthough Pennsylvania is down to 32 (from 35 in 1948) as a result of the 1950 census, and now California rates an equal number of electors.
Background: In all but four presidential elections since 1860 Pennsylvania has voted Republican. In 1912 it switched to Teddy Roosevelt and the Bull Moosers, in 1936, 1940 and 1944 to Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal. In 1948 it gave Tom Dewey an edge of 150,000 votes (out...
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