Word: florida
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...roll was called, Ike's gains were minute. He picked up one vote each in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Maryland and Massachusetts, and three votes in Michigan. Meanwhile, Taft picked up one vote each in Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky...
...first contest to come before the national committee was just a sparring session. Two pro-Taft factions in Florida were scrapping over control of the state Republican organization. In a unanimous decision, the committee seated the delegation sent by the recognized Republican state committee. The 18 delegates are divided: 16 for Taft, one for Ike, one uncommitted...
...cause they are truly generous. They want peace with America, with the America of the Progressives, the Republicans and the Democrats." In the U.S., Ehrenburg went on, the people are allowed to choose be tween Democrats and Republicans, be tween psychiatry and physiotherapy, be tween vacations in Florida and the Rock ies. But not between war & peace...
...This figure does not include Florida's 18 seats, contested between two state factions both favoring Taft, or Mississippi's five seats on which the Ike national campaign managers have decided to make no fight...
...been opposed by candidates of national stature in only three primaries (this conveniently overlooks the New Hampshire primary, in which he beat Harry Truman, on the grounds that the President was not actually entered in the race). Of the three, Keef won only one (Nebraska), lost to Russell in Florida and to Harriman in the District of Columbia...