I repeat: Nonsense. You somehow find the Republican Party of 1954 filled with Birchers, Klansmen, "Jesus Freaks," Taft People, and Right Wing Christian Democrats. You find that these "Taft People" never liked or trusted Ike or Congressional Republicans.
I break here to ask WHO ELECTED IKE AND THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS IF NOT REPUBLICANS?
The moderate wing of the Republican party, independants and the moderate wing of the Democratic Party
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