Podgy the Bear
mollybecky
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« on: September 18, 2019, 07:51:07 AM » |
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Much of Wisconsin's progressivism prior to WWII had largely dissipated by the late 1930s and early 1940s. This was probably aided by the isolationist tendencies of that region, and this crystallized in 1944 for a Dewey win. The progressive decline extended into 1946 where Robert LaFollette Jr lost his Senate seat to Joseph McCarthy.
For Ohio, it should be added that John Bricker (who was Ohio's governor) was Dewey's running mate on the ticket for 1944. Along with everything that's been mentioned, this may have moved a few votes to give Dewey the 10,000 vote victory in Ohio (and Robert Taft barely won his Senate re-election as well).
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