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Joseph Kennedy Sr, the bootlegger, fixed the 1948 election for Truman because Dewey was a former prosecutor who had sent many mobsters, who had been Kennedys partners, to prison.
The fact that Truman won was a huge surprise and all the pollsters had Dewey as the winner.
The fact that Truman won was a huge surprise and all the pollsters had Dewey as the winner.