Dewey/Eisenhower 1952

[LBJ Revivalist]

Even though Dewey had been beaten in '44 and '48, he apparently was still considered a potential nominee in '52, but he passed on it and instead pushed Eisenhower to run and strongly promoted Eisenhower to become the nominee.

Had he decided to run in 1952, could he have gotten the nomination? And if he did, and picked Ike (which is likely considering he liked Ike), could a Dewey/Eisenhower ticket win in 1952 or would Dewey have been beaten yet again?

[LBJ Revivalist]

With national hero Ike on the ticket and with five terms of Democratic rule, yeah, Dewey would win. However, Conservatives wouldn't even have Richard Nixon to balance the ticket, and there wouldn't be as much motivation by Republicans, but still a lot.

That leads me to something I don't get...
Richard Nixon was, for most of his public life, even while President, considered a Conservative. Liberals in his time hated him, and he hated them. Why is he now considered a Liberal, and even a Communist, by the right?

[LBJ Revivalist]

That leads me to something I don't get...
Richard Nixon was, for most of his public life, even while President, considered a Conservative. Liberals in his time hated him, and he hated them. Why is he now considered a Liberal, and even a Communist, by the right?

First off, it was under Nixon we abandoned the gold standard once and for all.
Secondly, not only did he do nothing to rollback LBJ's Great Society programs, he added more government agencies such as the EPA.
Thirdly, he interfered with the economy with his attempt at wage and price controls.
Lastly, his conservative image was to a large extent based on his anti-Communist stance and yet he was responsible for detente with the Soviets and the abandonment of Taiwan in favor of Mainland China.

So you think Nixon was a commie?