Was Truman and socialist, a left wing liberal, and a defeatist? the answer is NO.
“Was Truman and socialist, a left wing liberal, and a defeatist? the answer is NO.”
As I understand it, FDR picked Truman because he had a reputation for fighting corruption. FDR had to replace his communist (literally) VP Wallace and Truman was a poster boy for clean politics.
Unlike Big O, Truman had a record of accomplishing something in his career.
Yes Turman was a socialist left-wing nutjob. So was your hero FDR.