Anything is better than Frankie Part IV in my view. 
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Who knows, maybe Dewey/MacArthur would have defeated Truman in 1948.
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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.
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If Dewey had won in 1944, I don’t think Truman would have been the Democratic nominee in 1948.
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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
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December 24
Democratic presidential candidates
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% |
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December 26
Roosevelt administration
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% |
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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.
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The article I’ve linked might be of good help.
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December 29
Two-term amendment
Interviewing Date 11/25 – 12/1/43
Survey #307-K
Question #3a
Would you favor adding a law to the Constitution that would prevent any President of the United States from being reelected in the future if he has already served two terms?
| Yes | 54% |
| No | 46% |
| No opinion | 7% |
Interviewing Date 11/25 – 12/1/43
Survey #307-T
Question #3b
Would you favor changing the term of office of the President hereafter to one six-year term with no reelection?
| Yes | 34% |
| No | 66% |
| No opinion | 10% |
1944
January 2
Bipartisan foreign policy
Interviewing Date 11/25-30/43
Survey #307-K
Question #12a
Asked of Republicans: Do you think that both the Republicans and the Democrats should take exactly the same stand for an active part in world affairs in their party platforms in 1944?
| Yes | 58% |
| No | 21% |
| Undecided | 21% |
Interviewing Date 11/25-30/43
Survey #307-T
Question #12a
Asked of Republicans: Would you approve or disapprove if both the Republican and Democratic parties agreed to name Cordell Hull Secretary of State again after the next election?
| Approve | 52% |
| Disapprove | 22% |
| Undecided | 26% |
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January 6
Republican presidential candidates
Special Survey
Asked of Republicans: Whom would you like to see the Republican Party nominate for President?
Midwest only
| Dewey | 35% |
| Willkie | 22% |
| MacArthur | 13% |
| Bricker | 13% |
| Taft | 11% |
| Stassen | 4% |
| Eric Johnston | 2% |
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January 12
Party strength
Interviewing Date 12/17-22/43
Survey #308-K
Question #9a
Have you ever voted in the election district where you now live?
| Yes | 75% |
| No | 25% |
Interviewing Date 12/17-22/43
Survey #308-K
Question #9b
Asked of those who responded in the affirmative: Which party would you like to see win the presidential election next November?
| Democratic | 49% |
| Republican | 51% |
Interviewing Date 12/17-22/43
Survey #308-K
Question #9c
Asked of those who responded in the negative: Which party would you like to see win the presidential election next November?
| Democratic | 61% |
| Republican | 39% |
January 14
Republican presidential candidates
Special Survey
Asked of Republicans: Whom would you like to see the Republican Party nominate for President?
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont only
| Willkie | 55% |
| Dewey | 29% |
| MacArthur | 10% |
| Bricker | 4% |
| Stassen | 2% |
January 16
Party strength
Interviewing Date 1/6-11/44
Survey #309-K
Question #7
Which party would you like to see win the presidential election in November?
By sex
| Republican | Democratic | |
|---|---|---|
| Men | 49% | 51% |
| Women | 47% | 53% |
Interviewing Date 1/6-11/44
Survey #309-K
Question #8a
Asked of Democrats: Whom would you like to see the Democratic Party nominate for President?
By sex
| Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt | 82% | 88% |
| Wallace | 7% | 4% |
| Farley | 3% | 2% |
| Byrd | 2% | 2% |
| Marshall | 2% | 1% |
| Byrnes | 2% | 1% |
| McNutt | 2% | 1% |
| Douglas | <1% | 1% |
Interviewing Date 1/6-11/44
Survey #309-K
Question #8b
Asked of Republicans: Whom would you like to see the Republican Party nominate for President?
By sex
| Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Dewey | 38% | 37% |
| Willkie | 27% | 23% |
| MacArthur | 13% | 19% |
| Bricker | 11% | 9% |
| Stassen | 7% | 7% |
| Eric Johnston | 2% | 1% |
| Warren | 1% | 2% |
| Saltonstall | 1% | 2% |
The Pittsburgh Press (January 19, 1944)
Poll: Dewey holds slight lead in 2 states
Willkie runs close second in California and Nebraska tests
By George Gallup, Director, American Institute of Public Opinion
Surveys of Republican sentiment in Nebraska and California show Governor Thomas E. Dewey holding a slight lead over Wendell Willkie in popularity as a 1944 presidential candidate.
The political tides in Nebraska are important because it is one of the states which has open presidential primaries. The situation in California holds equal interest for political leaders because of talk of Governor Earl Warren as a possible vice-presidential candidate.
The California Governor has announced his intention of entering his state’s primaries as a presidential nominee.
In gathering the views of Republican voters in California and Nebraska, each voter was handed a list of candidates and asked to name his preferred choice.
Based on those who named a Republican, the results for Nebraska are given below. The figures are not a poll of Republican leader, but the rank and file of the whole party.
The survey procedure used gives proper representation to all shades of opinion within the Republican Party – the independent Republican, as well as the more rock-ribbed Republican.
NEBRASKA
| Dewey | 35% |
| Willkie | 29% |
| MacArthur | 16% |
| Stassen | 10% |
| Bricker | 9% |
| Warren | 1% |
| Johnston | <1% |
The California survey shows the following results:
| Dewey | 32% |
| Willkie | 30% |
| Warren | 13% |
| MacArthur | 13% |
| Stassen | 6% |
| Bricker | 4% |
| Johnston | 2% |
January 26
Republican presidential candidates
Special Survey
Asked of Wisconsin Republicans: Whom would you like to see the Republican Party nominate for President?
| Dewey | 40% |
| Willkie | 20% |
| MacArthur | 15% |
| Stassen | 11% |
| Bricker | 8% |
| Eric Johnston | 6% |
January 31
Republican presidential candidates
Interviewing Date 1/20-25/44
Survey #310-K
Question #6a
Asked of Republicans: Whom would you like to see the Republican Party nominate for President?
| Dewey | 42% |
| Willkie | 23% |
| MacArthur | 18% |
| Bricker | 8% |
| Stassen | 6% |
| Others | 3% |
Be region
| Dewey | Willkie | MacArthur | Bricker | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England | 38% | 41% | 14% | 3% | 4% |
| Mid-Atlantic | 54% | 21% | 16% | 4% | 5% |
| East Central | 35% | 15% | 17% | 21% | 12% |
| West Central | 40% | 23% | 19% | 3% | 15% |
| South | 30% | 36% | 24% | 6% | 4% |
| Mountain | 37% | 26% | 21% | 7% | 9% |
| West | 35% | 27% | 12% | 4% | 22% |