Election of 1944
(News Article printed August 12, 1944)
In the Town Hall yesterday President Roosevelt met with Thomas E. Dewey who is running for candidacy. They met to have a heated debate on the management of war and the unemployment rate after war. The topic of taxes and segregation appeared when President Roosevelt was charged with a secret plan to keep men in the military after the war was over, rather than risking widespread unemployment.
Governor Dewey was the number one choice for president when elections started in March. Then, in April, Governor Dewey came up with a plan to keep taxes to a minimum and to have segregation stop in the "solid South." Dewey stated that Roosevelt was drafting blacks into the military before white men, causing racial segregation in the south. Also Roosevelt's unpreparedness at Pearl Harbor concluded that the Democratic party did not handle war well, and the Democratic party stated that they could control and manage war a lot better that Roosevelt.
In an effort to sway the popular vote Governor Dewey said: "I promise that the Republican party will manage war better and the mistakes that happened at Pearl Harbor will never, and I quote, never happen again."
It has now been concluded that Roosevelt, had a secret plan against Roosevelt, his plan was to keep men in the military after the war rather than risking widespread unemployment, again. Dewey plans to have more jobs for people coming back from war and a cut on taxes. Causing there to be more money for families recuperating from war and hardships.
In an attempt to further his standing as a well known governor and republican, Governor Dewey runs for presidency for the second time. In 1939, Governor Dewey ran against President Roosevelt and lost. Governor Dewey received 44% of the popular vote. At the moment Mr. Dewey is falling behind in the popular votes. In the beginning of the election in April, Governor Dewey was ahead of President Roosevelt by having 63% of the popular vote. Governor Dewey was April's choice for president. Now in August, Governor Dewey only has 46% of the popular vote.
As the election date is nearing to a close President Roosevelt may possibly see a fourth term in office. Now, Governor Dewey only has 46% of the popular vote.