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soldierant

(6,648 posts)
45. Democrats ran Adlai Stevenson against him both times.
Thu May 13, 2021, 11:34 PM
May 2021

I was just a kid myself, but I knew who my family supported, and it was my impression that Sevenson was the more progressive of hte two.

That was probably the last days of the time when both parties - i won't say bent over backwards, but the did pay attention and take some care - not to offend the opposite party's supporters. That is certainly something that we as a party can no longer afford to do - if indeed we ever could.

If Ike were alive today, he would be a Democrat. roamer65 May 2021 #1
Ike!? Wednesdays May 2021 #2
and that shows you lookyhereyou May 2021 #7
Hell, I would take Social Democracy. Caliman73 May 2021 #14
Likely true tymorial May 2021 #16
Raygun no, Nixon maybe burrowowl May 2021 #26
I agree. ShazzieB May 2021 #30
Reagan helped make people like donny to get in easier. Ka-Dinh Oy May 2021 #31
If Ike, Tricky Dick, Nelson Rockefeller, wnylib May 2021 #32
Add Jack Kemp, George Romney, Everett Dirksen, Jacob Javits, Kenneth Keating, and Mark Hatfield of NBachers May 2021 #39
Don't forget Howard Baker and Barry Goldwater. nt yellowdogintexas May 2021 #47
Believe Ike was a Democrat before he was lured by the dark side. KS Toronado May 2021 #3
So was Ronnie Chipper Chat May 2021 #4
so was tRump lookyhereyou May 2021 #8
Not Quite GB_RN May 2021 #18
He was a Dem before that. wnylib May 2021 #33
Until he married daughter of John Birch Society. burrowowl May 2021 #27
Ronnie was once a big union advocate. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #40
I heard a record of him from the 50s or 60s Cosmocat May 2021 #48
I can't say that I'm surprised or disappointed. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #51
Here it is ... Cosmocat May 2021 #52
Both parties wanted Ike as their candidate PatSeg May 2021 #9
The early drafts of his speech mentioned the military-industrial-congressional complex. LastDemocratInSC May 2021 #12
I'm not sure how prescient his MIC speech was. wnylib May 2021 #34
Yes, that is true PatSeg May 2021 #43
Democrats ran Adlai Stevenson against him both times. soldierant May 2021 #45
Nope WA-03 Democrat May 2021 #11
Appears I was somewhat mistaken..... KS Toronado May 2021 #22
America had 20 years of Dems so it felt like time for a change to GOP IronLionZion May 2021 #23
Conservatives were eager to get back in control. wnylib May 2021 #35
Absolutely. There can be no doubt of that. PatrickforB May 2021 #42
K&R spanone May 2021 #5
Besides Lincoln and Grant, and perhaps TR... NNadir May 2021 #6
TR pretty much had his foot out the door of the Republican Party in 1912 TheRealNorth May 2021 #10
And his big game hunting. soldierant May 2021 #46
Once upon a time in America Marcuse May 2021 #13
All that stuff was fine as long as it was for white people. n/t TygrBright May 2021 #15
Wow nice to know that was done year I was born! Tree Lady May 2021 #17
The Republicans have recruited Dixiecrats, Tea baggers and deplorables to carry water for the 1%. Marcuse May 2021 #21
Oooh, can I play too? FakeNoose May 2021 #25
I read somewhere that Ike knew about the right-wing crazies but didn't like them. raging moderate May 2021 #29
Yup. They took advantage of resentments wnylib May 2021 #36
Great posters. How the party has devolved. Now a threat to all of us. Evolve Dammit May 2021 #20
The civil rights movement happened IronLionZion May 2021 #24
Yup! burrowowl May 2021 #28
Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act. Believe me. czarjak May 2021 #38
Thanks for posting this. Brother Mythos May 2021 #19
As the Nation has grown more diverse The Unmitigated Gall May 2021 #37
Ike Would Be Appalled At Today's Republicans colsohlibgal May 2021 #41
Nixon/Agnew Recognized the Wedge Issues and Reagan Perfected Them Stallion May 2021 #44
The irony of his great-granddaughter... OneGrassRoot May 2021 #49
Yah think? malaise May 2021 #50
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