Who, according to the Chicago Tribune, did Thomas Dewey defeat in 1948?
Dewey Defeats Truman Dewey Defeats Truman "Dewey Defeats Truman" was an incorrect banner headline on the front page of the "Chicago Daily Tribune" on November 3, 1948, the day after incumbent United States President, Harry S. Truman, won an upset victory over Republican challenger and Governor of New York, Thomas E. Dewey, in the 1948 presidential election. It was famously held up by Truman at a public appearance following his successful election, smiling triumphantly at the error. The erroneous headline of the "Chicago Daily Tribune" (which later shortened its name to "Chicago Tribune") became ill-famed after a jubilant Truman was photographed holding a
Thomas E. Dewey Dewey eventually yielded. Dewey lost the election on November 7, 1944 to President Roosevelt. He had polled 45.9% of the popular vote compared to Roosevelt's 53.4%, a stronger showing against FDR than any previous Republican opponent. In the Electoral College, Roosevelt defeated Dewey by a margin of 432 to 99. Dewey was the Republican candidate in the 1948 presidential election in which, in almost unanimous predictions by pollsters and the press, he was projected as the winner. His running mate was California governor Earl Warren. The "Chicago Daily Tribune" printed "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN" as its post-election headline, issuing 150,000 copies