Posted on 11/07/2018 7:38:35 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
(1944) Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected president of the United States for a record third time, handily defeating his Republican challenger, Thomas Dewey, the governor of New York, and becoming the first and only president in history to win a fourth term in office.
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Uhhh, shouldn't the headline match the illustration and story? 3rd vs 4th?
Oops, I get it, my bad. FDR was REELECTED for 3rd time for 4th Term.
He was elected a fourth time, re-elected a third.
It’s correct as it is——he was RE-ELECTED for the third time.
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Pubbies threw that election by nominating Wilkie, who basically was a Rat.
I actually remember that election,I was 12 years old——living in Boston where they all were delighted that FDR won. (sigh)
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He told Stalin he would have to stand for the fourth time to win the war. As if.
His friend would have understood the value of lifetime appointments.
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