New York's Governor Thomas E. Dewey, leader in national GOPresidential polls since November 1942, got another bouquet. The Republican, official G.O.P. magazine, queried 3,500 State and county G.O.P. committeemen: "In general, do you agree with this leader's stand on foreign affairs?" From these professionals, Tom Dewey got the highest percentage of affirmative votes (48.3%), followed by Herbert Hoover (47.7%) and Wendell Willkie (41.4%). More than anything, the poll showed that G.O.P. committeemen considered men rather than issues. Almost all GOPresidential possibilities stand for some form of world organization; the practical committeemen...
U.S. At War: Bouquet for Dewey
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