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...face of the Taft campaign's progress and the attendant propaganda, Lodge has to convince waverers that they can afford to wait, that the nomination is not already tucked in Bob Taft's pocket. Taftmen have already corralled 51 of the 103 members of the Republican National Committee. In a recent poll, G.O.P. Congressmen picked Taft 71 to 54 over Eisenhower. A majority of the Senate's Republicans are Taftmen. As matters stand today, Taft seems to have 400 first-ballot votes out of the expected 1,200 delegate votes (601 will be needed to nominate...
...heartland of Taft's strength is the Midwest. Taftmen are counting on solid Ohio, Illinois and Indiana delegations. Eisenhower's heartland is the Northeast-New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut. In the South, Taft has a big lead. Ironically, Taft would probably carry no Southern state in the November election, while Ike might carry three or four. But that fact, so far, has not cut much ice with Southern G.O.P. leaders...
Robert A. Taft this week was about ready to announce that he is a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. The stage was set. Ohio's Republican Central and Executive Committee was prepared to follow the lead of Wisconsin G.O.P. chiefs in urging Taft to run. Taftmen Dave Ingalls and Ben Tate, who have been surveying Republican sentiment around the country, are ready to report a clear call for Taft. By next week, Taft's hat may be officially in the ring...
...Odds. He had also revised the odds on the whole Republican sweepstakes. MacArthur's poor showing let the air out of the MacArthur balloon with a sudden, dismal swoosh. Tom Dewey was worse off than if he had never shown up at all. Taftmen had something to crow about. Not only had Dewey's prestige been dented, but MacArthur strength, they hoped, would now flow their...
Whatever the exact course of the conversation, it was clear that Stassen had singled out Bob Taft as the man to campaign against and he was bulling ahead at full speed. He seemed fully aware of the risks of his new course. In Ohio, Taftmen had promptly set to raiding the slates of Stassen delegates, pressured others to stay out of the primary, confidently talked of capturing all of Ohio's 53 votes for Taft. But Stassen supporters figured that he was sure to pick up at least ten, enough to put a big crimp in Bob Taft...