In 1952 the Republicans met in Chicago and the contenders were Robert Taft of Ohio and Dwight D. Eisenhower of WWII fame. The silver tongued Sen. Everett Dirksen was for Taft and Thomas E. Dewey was promoting Ike's candidacy. But Dewey himself was a two time loser in 1944 to FDR and in 1948 to Truman. During his speech Dirksen looked down at Dewey in the second row and said "Don't take us down the path to defeat again!" I couldn't read Dewey's lips on the TV but I am sure his little mustache was bristling. It was electric theater.
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