Interviewing Date 10/8-13/43
Survey #304-K
Question #9
Midwestern farmers were asked: Leaving the question of candidates aside, if the presidential election were being held today, which party would you vote for?
| Democratic | 40% |
| Republican | 60% |
Interviewing Date 10/8-13/43
Survey #304-K
Question #10
Republicans were asked: If you had to choose between Thomas Dewey and Wendell Willkie for the Republican presidential nomination, which one would you prefer?
| Dewey | 55% |
| Willkie | 35% |
| Undecided | 10% |
By region
| Dewey | Willkie | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New England/Mid-Atlantic | 52% | 40% | 8% |
| East Central | 69% | 23% | 8% |
| West Central | 57% | 32% | 11% |
| South | 36% | 45% | 19% |
| West | 48% | 42% | 10% |
Interviewing Date 9/16-21/43
Survey #302-J
Question #4c
Ohio Republicans were asked: Which one of the following would you prefer as the Republican presidential candidate next year?
| Bricker | 40% |
| Dewey | 18% |
| Willkie | 16% |
| MacArthur | 16% |
| Taft | 7% |
| Stassen | 3% |
Interviewing Date 11/11-16/43
Survey #306-K
Question #3
Those voters in New York, New Jersey, and Kentucky who shifted to the Republican Party at the last election were asked: What do you like least about the way the Roosevelt administration is handling things?
The following reasons are listed in order of frequency of mention:
Interviewing Date 11/25 – 12/1/43
Survey #307-K
Question #6
Pennsylvania Republicans were asked: Which one of the following would you like to see nominated for President by the Republican Party next year?
| Dewey | 36% |
| Willkie | 29% |
| MacArthur | 19% |
| Taft | 6% |
| Bricker | 5% |
| Stassen | 5% |
| Others | <1% |
Interviewing Date 11/25 – 12/1/43
Survey #307-K
Question #6a
New Jersey Republicans were asked: Which one of the following would you like to see nominated for President by the Republican Party next year?
| Dewey | 39% |
| Willkie | 30% |
| MacArthur | 17% |
| Taft | 7% |
| Bricker | 4% |
| Stassen | 3% |
| Others | <1% |
Interviewing Date 11/25 – 12/1/43
Survey #307-K
Question #6b
Massachusetts Republicans were asked: Which one of the following would you like to see nominated for President by the Republican Party next year?
| Willkie | 40% |
| Dewey | 30% |
| Saltonstall | 15% |
| MacArthur | 9% |
| Bricker | 4% |
| Stassen | 2% |
| Others | <1% |
Interviewing Date 11/25 – 12/1/43
Survey #307-K
Question #6c
Kentucky Republicans were asked: Which one of the following would you like to see nominated for President by the Republican Party next year?
| Willkie | 31% |
| Dewey | 26% |
| MacArthur | 20% |
| Taft | 13% |
| Bricker | 8% |
| Warren | 1% |
| Stassen | 1% |
| Others | <1% |
Interviewing Date 11/25 – 12/1/43
Survey #307-K
Question #7
Republicans were asked: Which one of the following would you like to see nominated for President by the Republican Party next year?
| Dewey | 36% |
| Willkie | 25% |
| MacArthur | 15% |
| Bricker | 10% |
| Stassen | 6% |
| Taft | 5% |
| Saltonstall | 1% |
| Warren | 1% |
| Eric Johnston | 1% |
By region
| Dewey | Willkie | MacArthur | Bricker | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England | 35% | 39% | 9% | 5% | 12% |
| Mid-Atlantic | 42% | 27% | 14% | 7% | 10% |
| East Central | 37% | 13% | 15% | 21% | 14% |
| West Central | 34% | 22% | 16% | 6% | 22% |
| South | 25% | 34% | 21% | 9% | 11% |
| Mountain | 32% | 28% | 20% | 5% | 15% |
| Pacific | 29% | 28% | 10% | 6% | 22% |
Do not change the horse.
I wonder what would have happened if the Dewey-MacArthur ticket ran and won in 1944 
Anything is better than Frankie Part IV in my view. 
Who knows, maybe Dewey/MacArthur would have defeated Truman in 1948.
I can’t see MacArthur stepping down from his active command role and I don’t think it would have been legal for him to run while still in uniform.
If Dewey had won in 1944, I don’t think Truman would have been the Democratic nominee in 1948.
Agreed, MacArthur was busy in the Philippines Campaign and there was no chance he would give that up to campaign for the vice presidency. I just thought it was an interesting (although extremely unrealistic) scenario
Interviewing Date 11/25 – 12/1/43
Survey #307-K
Question #6
Democrats were asked: Will you look over these possible candidates (on card) and tell me which one you would like to see as the next President of the United States?
| Roosevelt | 85% |
| Wallace | 6% |
| Farley | 3% |
| Byrd | 2% |
| McNutt | 1% |
| Marshall | 1% |
| Byrnes | 1% |
| Douglas | 1% |
By region
| Roosevelt | Wallace | Farley | Byrd | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England/Mid-Atlantic | 88% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| East Central | 83% | 7% | 3% | 1% | 6% |
| West Central | 82% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 5% |
| South | 81% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 7% |
| West | 89% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 3% |
Interviewing Date 11/25 – 12/1/43
Survey #307-K
Question #2b
Farmers were asked: What do you dislike most about the way the Roosevelt administration is handling things?
| Government extravagance | 20% |
| Incompetent and dictatorial management of home affairs, especially with farm problems | 15% |
| Coddling of labor | 13% |
| Farm programs not effective | 11% |
| Bad job of rationing | 6% |
| Failure to keep prices down | 2% |
| Miscellaneous | 13% |
| No complaint | 20% |
To bad my grandpa wasn’t still alive. I could ask him if he and his dad were happy with Roosevelt’s program for farmers.
The article I’ve linked might be of good help.