THE GROUND ZERO OF POLLING DISASTERS:
#OTD in 1948, the most dramatic U.S. #pollfail, ever, in a presidential race: the Dewey "defeats" Truman election, 78 years on@chicagotribune pic.twitter.com/RiCKpOmNsc
— W. Joseph Campbell (@wjosephcampbell) November 2, 2026
Of course, Truman couldn’t have done it without dropping his share of F-bombs, a reminder of another element of American politics that never changes:
