So what...write-ins were and are legal. I was,I brought up Thomas Dewey to make a point,which obviously just whizzed right over your head. There was no such thing as a "Rockefeller Republican" when Thomas Dewey was 1)an office holder 2)a presidential candidate.And I doubt you understand that term either. First you claimed that the "right wing of the party had control...." and now you claim that they "were gaining control". Soooooooooo,,,which is it? Next you'll say that well,they wanted control,or those nasty "others",would not allow them control? Look...we've done this dance before,on another thread, regarding another topic.I think that you just want attention, ANY KIND OF ATTENTION and I'm not interested in this game.You bait and hurl personal attacks,because I refute you and you have nothing of any substance with which to attempt to refute my refutation. Based on what the facts are, Taft (the conservative) had the votes to win the nomination.
Ike, the 'moderate' made sure that those votes did not get to Taft and rewarded the one who prevented it, Nixon.
I did not say that Ike did anything illegal, but it was certainly a bit underhanded.
We will let the readers of the posts decide which one of us is making sense and giving facts and who is just ranting and raving.