1944 United States presidential election in Louisiana voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate only once since – for Bill Clinton in 1996 – whilst Caddo Parish and Claiborne Parish would never vote Democratic again until Clinton in 1992. 1944 United States presidential election in Louisiana The 1944 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 7, 1944, as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. Louisiana voters chose ten representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Louisiana was won by incumbent president Franklin D. Roosevelt over New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey by a large margin of
Roosevelt Franklin called "The Year Of Roosevelt Franklin, Gordon's Friend from Sesame Street", which was reissued in 1974 as "My Name Is Roosevelt Franklin". Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt Franklin was a Muppet featured on the children's television series "Sesame Street" during the early 1970s. He is purple with shaggy black hair that stands on end. His name is a word play on the name of the late US President Franklin Roosevelt, but the first and last names are reversed. "Sesame Street" cast member Matt Robinson, who also played Gordon on the series for the first three seasons (1969-72), provided Roosevelt Franklin's voice. Franklin