U.S. At War: Bouquet for Dewey

New York’s Governor Thomas E. Dewey, leader in national GOPresidential polls since November 1942, got another bouquet. The Republican, official G.O.P. magazine, queried 3,500 State and county G.O.P. committeemen: “In general, do you agree with this leader’s stand on foreign affairs?” From these professionals, Tom Dewey got the highest percentage of affirmative votes (48.3%), followed by Herbert Hoover (47.7%) and Wendell Willkie (41.4%). More than anything, the poll showed that G.O.P. committeemen considered men rather than issues. Almost all GOPresidential possibilities stand for some form of world organization; the practical committeemen voted most heavily for the man they trust the most at the moment.

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