I predict that today's Pennsylvania primary will bear out this oft-quoted (here) observation by President Harry Truman: I've seen it happen time after time. When the Democratic candidate allows himself to be put on the defensive and starts apologizing for the New Deal and the fair Deal, and says he really doesn't believe in them, he is sure to lose. The people don't want a phony Democrat. If it's a choice between a genuine Republican, and a Republican in Democratic clothing, the people will choose the genuine article, every time; that is, they will take a Republican before they will a phony Democrat, and I don't want any phony Democratic candidates in this campaign. But when a Democratic candidate goes out and explains what the New Deal and fair Deal really are -- when he stands up like a man and puts the issues before the people -- then Democrats can win, even in places where they have never won before. It has been proven time and again.
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