How ‘Landslide Lyndon’ stole the Senate race in 1948
Special to WorldTribune.com By Bill Federer, November 14, 2018 In 1941, Lyndon Baines Johnson ran for U.S. Senate. Franklin D. Roosevelt made a speech on the eve of the election criticizing LBJ’s opponent, Wilbert Lee O’Daniel, nevertheless, LBJ lost by 1,311 votes. LBJ alleged voter fraud. In 1948, LBJ ran for Senate again. On election […]