1944
| Candidate |
Popular
|
Electoral
|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt Democrat |
25,611,936
|
432
|
| Thomas E. Dewey Republican |
22,013,372
|
99
|
FDR, Ruthie Bie, and Roosevelt's dog, Fala, 1941 from Images of American Political History (public domain) |
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Roosevelt was, of necessity, the Democrats' choice in 1944, and his acceptance of the nomination came as no surprise (40A-1067114, 40B-1067115). The theme of his campaign was "it's no time to swap horses when things are going well," but the Republican candidate, Thomas E. Dewey, was not above "feats of equitation," and could not seem to settle on either horse (40C-1067116).
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Dewey, here shown as the well-dressed man, is lost in the hat of the Presidency, in the opinion of this cartoonist (40D-1067117). Again we see a theme similar to one of a previous campaign cartoon; Dewey's presidential hat looks quite a bit like William Henry Harrison's hat, into which Benjamin Harrison disappeared in 1892.
Dewey claims here that he "will never divide America" but neither could he unite it (40E-1067118). An impressive victory returned Roosevelt to the White House for an unprecedented fourth term.
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"Cartoons Against the Holocaust (.pdf)". From the Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies (cartoons by Godal appear on pages 2 and 6).
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