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« on: August 25, 2004, 12:52:23 PM »

In 1952 the Republican Party had lost 5 presidential elections in a row. Their hatred for the Truman Administration and the New Deal had been hushed for 12 years, but by 1952 the Grand Old Party sought Victory. The candidates were:

Dwight D. Eisenhower: A reluctant candidate who once said, "I will not accept any position from dogcather to grand High Supreme King of the Universe," Eisenhower entered the 1952 Republican Primaries after seeing a mass "Draft Eisenhower" rally in 1951. He is an internationalist and a more moderate Republican. 1944 and 1948 Republican Presidential nominee Thomas Dewey is supporting General "Ike". Most of all he is a war hero having led the Allies to victory at D-Day.

Robert Taft: Known as "Mr. Republican" Senator Robert Taft is a vehnement oponent to New Deal spending and internationalism. His suporters are mainly Conservative isolationists. Taft ran for the GOP nomination in 1940,1944, and 1948. He is recieving the support of the "Grandfather of the Republican Party" former President Herbert Clark Hoover.

Earl Warren: The popular Governor of and favoite son of California, Earl Warren is a progressive Republican with Democratic backing. Overwhelmingly reelected in 1946, Governor Warren was the Republican Vice Presidential nominee in 1948 with Thomas Dewey.

Harold Stassen: A Senator from Minnesota and the runner up in the 1948 Republican primaries, Harold Stassen is running in his second of 9 times he will run for President.

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« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2004, 02:14:49 PM »

Ike. But I'd have no problem supporting Taft.
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« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2004, 02:28:41 PM »

Warren of course.
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« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2004, 03:08:31 PM »

IKE IKE IKE
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« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2004, 03:30:25 PM »

Earl Warren. I'd of gone Ike in a pinch though.
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« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2004, 07:10:39 PM »

Bob Taft
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« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2004, 06:01:36 AM »

Earl Warren but I would still vote Ike if he won in the general probably.

I find it amusing that some support Taft considering he was an isolationist, very different from the Republicans of today.
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« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2004, 10:02:45 AM »



I find it amusing that some support Taft considering he was an isolationist, very different from the Republicans of today.

Ok so I would have one notable problem with Taft. I am certainly not an isolationist.
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« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2004, 10:05:13 AM »

Taft. I am a isolationist at heart.
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« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2004, 10:48:23 AM »

Eisenhower
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« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2004, 05:41:08 PM »

Eisenhower!
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« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2004, 06:00:17 PM »

I picked Warren because of how historians rank him. I would have voted for Stevenson anyway, but if I was a Republican at that time, and not a Democrat, probably Ike.
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« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2004, 07:26:20 AM »

Warren
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« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2004, 08:25:04 AM »

Taft, he's an isolationist, and so am I.
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« Reply #14 on: September 06, 2004, 07:35:20 PM »

Taft then Eisenhower.
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« Reply #15 on: September 12, 2004, 07:47:57 AM »

Stassen! Just to be contrarian...
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« Reply #16 on: September 26, 2004, 01:31:19 AM »

I would be very happy with a Taft/Nixon ticket.
Go Taft.
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« Reply #17 on: September 28, 2004, 06:05:24 AM »

I'd have supported Eisenhower.  Tart's isolationism doesn't make sense any more.  When Dirkson said to Dewey, who was pushing for Eisenhower, "We followed you before, and you took us down the path to defeat!" I'd have said, "Don't follow Dewey.  Follow Ike."
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« Reply #18 on: September 29, 2004, 11:45:49 PM »

You omitted MacArthur.

Great man.
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« Reply #19 on: September 30, 2004, 03:20:08 PM »


He never stood much of a chance, but neither did Stassen.
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« Reply #20 on: September 30, 2004, 03:36:09 PM »

Stassen had more of a chance than MacArthur.
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« Reply #21 on: September 30, 2004, 03:46:25 PM »

Stassen had more of a chance than MacArthur.

MacArthur was still extremely popular in 1952, even more so after Truman fired him.
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« Reply #22 on: September 30, 2004, 03:54:53 PM »

That's true, but youm must remember that Stassen had an organization, and MacArthur didn't.
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« Reply #23 on: October 01, 2004, 03:11:48 PM »

That's true, but youm must remember that Stassen had an organization, and MacArthur didn't.

Had MacArthur really campaigned for the job he would have done quite well, but no one could beat Eisenhower.
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« Reply #24 on: October 01, 2004, 07:35:44 PM »

True again. But, I think MacArthur wanted the glory of the Presidency, without doing the work of getting there.

In 52 I'd of probably picked Eisenhower. He was one of our better Presidents. In 56, I'd of picked Stevenson, just to spread it out between two exceptional candidates.
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