This article lists those who were potential candidates for the
Democratic nomination for
Vice President of the United States in the
1948 election. At the
1948 Democratic National Convention, President
Harry S. Truman won nomination for a full term. Truman had become president upon the death of his predecessor and 1944 running mate,
Franklin D. Roosevelt. As the
25th Amendment had not yet been passed, there was no method for filling a vice presidential vacancy, and Truman served without a vice president during his first term. Truman's nomination faced significant opposition from the South, as did the party's platform on civil rights.[1] Though Truman attempted to convince Supreme Court Justice
William O. Douglas to join the ticket, Douglas declined.[1] Truman instead selected Senate Minority Leader
Alben W. Barkley, the preferred choice of many Democratic delegates, and a border state Senator who could appeal to both the Northern and Southern wings of the party.[1] The Truman–Barkley ticket won the
1948 election, defeating the Republican (
Dewey–
Warren),
Progressive (
Wallace–
Taylor), and
Dixiecrat (
Thurmond–
Wright) tickets.
^Sigelman, Lee; Wahlbeck, Paul (December 1997). "The "Veepstakes": Strategic Choice in Presidential Running Mate Selection". The American Political Science Review. 91 (4): 858.
doi:
10.2307/2952169.
JSTOR2952169.
This article lists those who were potential candidates for the
Democratic nomination for
Vice President of the United States in the
1948 election. At the
1948 Democratic National Convention, President
Harry S. Truman won nomination for a full term. Truman had become president upon the death of his predecessor and 1944 running mate,
Franklin D. Roosevelt. As the
25th Amendment had not yet been passed, there was no method for filling a vice presidential vacancy, and Truman served without a vice president during his first term. Truman's nomination faced significant opposition from the South, as did the party's platform on civil rights.[1] Though Truman attempted to convince Supreme Court Justice
William O. Douglas to join the ticket, Douglas declined.[1] Truman instead selected Senate Minority Leader
Alben W. Barkley, the preferred choice of many Democratic delegates, and a border state Senator who could appeal to both the Northern and Southern wings of the party.[1] The Truman–Barkley ticket won the
1948 election, defeating the Republican (
Dewey–
Warren),
Progressive (
Wallace–
Taylor), and
Dixiecrat (
Thurmond–
Wright) tickets.
^Sigelman, Lee; Wahlbeck, Paul (December 1997). "The "Veepstakes": Strategic Choice in Presidential Running Mate Selection". The American Political Science Review. 91 (4): 858.
doi:
10.2307/2952169.
JSTOR2952169.