Almost everyone believed that the Republican candidate, New York Governor Thomas Dewey, would capture the office.

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Ultimately, that wing came to be dominated by two-time Presidential nominee, Thomas Dewey, governor of New York.

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Mitt Romney, instead of being the most electable, is firmly in the tradition of Thomas Dewey, Jerry Ford, Bob Dole, and John McCain.

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That has happened four times in the last 60 years including in 1948 (Thomas Dewey), 1968 (Richard Nixon), 1976 (Jimmy Carter) and 1980 (Jimmy Carter).

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