Word: deweyitis
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...electing a Democratic state attorney general, Edmund G. Brown, in 1950, the only Democrat to win a high state office. Republican Governor Earl Warren is grateful for their support. But in the last presidential election, the Bees could not make up their minds, so they supported neither Truman nor Dewey. "If you don't know yourself who the best man is," says Eleanor, "you can't tell others. You just turn 'em loose and let 'em vote...
...summary: Ufford (H) def. Murphy (Y) 15-6, 15-6, 11-15, 15-11; Bacon (H) def. Wood (Y) 15-10, 15-8, 15-8; Ewing (Y) def. Wood (H) 12-15, 15-12, 18-15, 15-9; Dewey (Y) def. Flagg (H) 15-12, 15-7, 15-8; Maxwell (Y) def. Symmes (H) 15-13, 10-15, 16-14, 8-15, 15-13; Brady (Y) def. Elliott (H) 15-10, 15-11, 15-10; Lacheller (Y) def. Browne (H) 11-15, 12-15, 15-10, 15-13, 15-12; Bush (Y) def. Tomes...
Cherington freely admits that he voted for Roosevelt in '32, '36, and '40, but for Dewey in '44. Now he says, "I don't plan to bolt the party this time. I'm going to get out and work for the ticket...
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