Politics as Usual

The presidential election of 1944, which unfolded against the backdrop of the World War II, was the...
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Author: Michael Davis
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Politics as Usual by Davis, Michael

Politics as Usual

Dhs. 368.26

Politics as Usual

Dhs. 368.26
Author: Michael Davis
Format: Paperback
Language: English

The presidential election of 1944, which unfolded against the backdrop of the World War II, was the first since 1864--and one of only a few in all of US history--to take place while the nation was at war. After a brief primary season, the Republican Party settled upon New York governor Thomas E. Dewey, the former district attorney and popular special prosecutor of Legs Diamond and Lucky Luciano, as its nominee for president of the United States. The Democratic nominee for president, meanwhile, was the three-term incumbent, sixty-two year-old Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Sensitive to the wartime setting of the election, both Roosevelt and Dewey briefly adopted dignified and low-key electoral strategies early in their campaigns. Within a few months however, "politics as usual" returned as the campaign degenerated into a vigorously fought, chaotic, unpredictable, and highly competitive contest.

While Politics as Usual is a comprehensive study of the campaign, Davis focuses attention on the loser, Dewey, and shows how he emerged as a central figure for the Republican Party. Davis examines the political landscape in the United States in the early 1940s, including the state of the two parties, and the rhetoric and strategies employed by both the Dewey and Roosevelt campaigns. He details the survival of partisanship in World War II America and the often overlooked role of Dewey--who sought to rebuild the Republican Party "to be worthy of national trust"--as party leader at such a critical time. Although Dewey fell short of victory, Dewey kept his party unified, helped steer it away from isolationist influences, and rebuilt it to fit into (and to be a relevant alternative within) the post-World War II, New Deal order.

Author: Michael Davis
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Published: 10/15/2014
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780875807119
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author

Michael A. Davis is associate professor of history at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.




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