They tried to interest Eisenhower in the Republican nomination, confident that his popularity would carry him to victory and certain that his internationalist policies were essential to success in the Cold War. But some prominent Republicans considered Taft an isolationist since he had opposed the formation of NATO and talked instead about building up defenses in the Western Hemisphere. Taft of Ohio became the leading candidate for the GOP nomination. Republicans expected to win the presidency in 1952, and Senator Robert A. So too was the deadlock in the fighting in Korea. Truman's decision to fire General Douglas MacArthur as commander of United Nations forces was an important cause for public disapproval of the President. Truman won an upset victory in 1948, but during the Korean War, he became extremely unpopular. He also spurned requests from prominent Republicans that he seek the GOP nomination for President. Eisenhower rejected this astonishing offer and probably thought that he would never again have to consider the possibility of a run for the White House. In a private meeting, Truman proposed that he and Eisenhower run together on the Democratic ticket, with Eisenhower as the presidential candidate and Truman in second position. Roosevelt died in 1945, seemed to have little chance of winning a full term of his own. As the election year of 1948 approached, Truman, who became President when Franklin D. Truman tried to interest Eisenhower in a run for the presidency. Yet in 1948, many Americans hoped that the general would cast his first ballot-for himself as President. But he had not done something that was extremely common-he had never voted. Eisenhower had done some things that few, if any, Americans had ever experienced. The highly changeable nature of competitive states strengthens the federalism argument for continuation of the Electoral College.During an extraordinary military career, Dwight D. As opposed to any biases associated with the Electoral College, the changes in consistency coincide with the rise of candidate-centered politics and decreasing voter loyalty to parties. In terms of representation, the facts that competitive states are not consistent and that there are few spectators mean different states are in the presidential spotlight at different times. In addition, few states have been spectators for long periods. A statistical analysis illustrates that the identities of competitive states have become more unpredictable.
Spectator states are those that have not been competitive for ten presidential elections in a row. This study examines the consistency with which the same states have been competitive in presidential elections from 1824 to 2000. Electoral College, researchers conclude that competitive states seem to occur randomly without any explanation.
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