Re: 2008 Presidential primaries thread
Barkley didn't enter the race until Truman had dropped out. Then he took his shot and failed too. Recall that Truman wasn't exactly popular in 1952.
Yes, I know it a more closed system then, but New Hampshire still had it's primary. It was supposedly a gauge of public opinion, so if a sitting president didn't do well, like Johnson in 1968, then it was a sign to the regulars that the guy wouldn't do. I just had no idea it happened to Truman.
I need to pull out my unread copy of "Truman" to check on the details of this.
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