-President Dwight D. Eisenhower
why they won, slogans, issues,
-Republicans in Paris persueded him to run for persident in 1952
-He suffered a heart attack in September '55. Doctors said that by Feb. 1956 he was fine and he was elected for his second term in November.
In 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) ran against Adlai Stevenson (democrat) for president. This was during the Cold War period when the tension between the US and USSR was increasing rapidly. Another major issue was the thought of communist spies in the US.
This election was the first since 1928 when a republican nominee was elected. The fight for the republican candidate was between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Robert Taft. The conservative members of the republican party was lead by taft which was most of the midwest and south. They wanted to abolish most of the New Deal programs. They also believed that Americans shouldn't be in alliances with other countries. Taft had been a nominee for the elections from 1940-1948 but was beat out both times.
During the 1952 republican convention in Chicago Illinois, people thought that after Eisenhower decided to run for president he would be running neck and neck with Taft. Eisenhowers managers accused Taft of "stealing" delegate votes from Georgia and Texas. They thought that Tafts leaders had denied delegate spots to people that supported Eisenhower. Eisenhowers managers then decided to evict the pro-Taft delegates and replace them with pro-Eisenhower delegates. They called this "Fair Play". The mood at the convention was very bitter though. When a Taft supporter stood up and said Dewey(Eisenhowers manager) was "leading republicans down the road of defeat". Then boos and cheers ran out and some fist fights even started. Things shifted at this convention because Eisenhower was announced to have won the nomination on the first ballot. To make up, Eisenhower later went to Tafts hotel to speak with him.
Eisenhower had the first major presidential campaign that was directed towards getting votes from women. A lot of his adds were directed towards the issues of education, inflation, and ending the Korean war. He thought that these issued were issues that women cared more about. He also had women workers that helped him in his campaign. One of his "slogans" was about attacking "Korea, Communism and Corruption".
Outcome of Eelction:
He won 55% of the pupular vote and won 39 of 48 states.
One of the main reasons for him to win the election of '52 was mainly thought because he was so popular during WW11. He was a leader on the allied forces in Europe and people respected him for that.
A quote by him: Any man who wants to be president is either an egomaniac or crazy.
Personal Thoughts:
I am glad he actually made an attempt to try to get the votes of the women! Especially since he was one of the first presidents to do that. I am guessing that that might be a lot of why he won because obviously women make up half of the population. He seemed like a really respected guy and it was nice that he congradulated whoever he beat.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/dwightdeisenhower
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1952
Comments
Well done Shelby!!