Word: beatings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Despite some grumbling from Republican rebels (like Oklahoma's Taft-minded Senator Ed Moore), Dewey's Midwest strength looked pretty solid. Then in Kansas City he heard the beat of an ominous drum...
...both Houses of Congress. On the Senate side, Ohio's John Bricker literally got shot at (see below). In the House, Wisconsin's Glenn Davis* won a washing machine by clouting a 200-ft., fifth-inning home run in the annual congressional baseball game. The G.O.P. beat the Democrats...
Even better news for Democratic regulars was the condition of party fortunes as a whole. From a post-election slump (down to 47% last Christmas), the Democrats had bounced back into favor with 55% of U.S. voters, exactly the same percentage with which Roosevelt beat Wendell Willkie in 1940, 1.2 points more than the margin by which Roosevelt beat Tom Dewey...
...refused to indulge in such Tam O' Shanter shenanigans as wearing numbers on their backs, but since there was money in it, Locke was willing. After 72 holes, he was twelve strokes under par and in a first-place tie with Ed ("Porky") Oliver. He went on to beat Oliver in a playoff, and to become the third biggest money winner on this year's pro golf circuit.* His explanation: "It's just relaxed control...
...singles and doubles (with Queen Mary and Prime Minister Attlee watching in the stands) were all-American finals too. Singles winner: San Francisco's Margaret Osborne, over Miami's Doris Hart, 6-2, 6-4. In the doubles, Doris Hart and Mrs. Patricia Canning Todd beat the defending champions, Miss Osborne and Louise Brough...