Word: stassenism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...certain that his home state was a strong keep which could not be breached, that its 53 convention delegates were loyal to their liege lord. But last week Bob Taft found himself with his back to his own portcullis, fighting for his political life. Minnesota's Harold Stassen had somehow managed to get across the moat and was threatening to kidnap the faithful henchmen...
...Taft battled the invader with grim and obstinate resolution. Taft workers distributed his literature outside Stassen rallies. They tracked the Minnesotan everywhere, took down his every word and stood up in his meetings to ask questions which had obviously sprung from Taft's precise legal mind...
Until the Republican convention in June, HYRC will support no candidate actively. However, it encourages the work of its various splinter groups--The Taft, Dewey and Stassen exponents--as furthering its aim of bringing Republicanism before the public eye. "Besides, it does them good to let off steam," President Rusher philosophizes...
...Harvard chapter, under the chairmanship of Stanley G. Karson, embraces a full spectrum of political opinion from Stassen-Willkie Republicans on left wards to the fringe of Communism...
...they speak as individuals, not as AVC representatives. Its New England Regional Chairman, Arnold Rivkin, is also co-founder of the Law School group for Douglas, while State AVC Chairman Andrew Rice 2G is a member of the National Executive Committee for Eisenhower. Manny Margolis (Wallace) and Hale Knight (Stassen) are two others active within the AVC fold...