Eisenhower runs as a Republican in 1948

First of all, is this plausible? Everything I've seen seems to indicate that it was the Democrats that wanted him in 1948, I can't find any mention of a Republican attempt to draft him. But had he been a little more open to the idea of running then, perhaps the GOP would have pursued him more strongly.

Assuming he does run, can he win the nomination, and go on to beat Truman? How would an Ike presidency four years earlier look, especially in regards to the early stages of the Korean War? And concerning domestic politics, I'm guessing he does not pick then Congressman Nixon as VP, which likely means a far different career for him as well.
 
Ike win for sure.
I dont'see Nixon VP in 1948.
About Korea,maybe Eisenhower administration don't retire US troops from Korea in 1949,so (maybe) in this timeline North Korea don't invade.
 
Considering one of the major factors in Eisenhower's decision to run in 1952 was his concern over the possible nomination of Robert Taft, I think you might have to create a situation where it looks like Taft is going to be the nominee, at least initially. That means getting rid of Dewey, and I'm not sure how it could be done.

I think Ike almost certainly wins against Truman, the Republicans were expected to win anyway, it was a very close election, and he's more personally popular than either Truman or Dewey.
 
What if Thomas Dewey decides that he does not want to run again for the Presidency, but does not want Taft to win the nomination; he instead chooses to put forward a draft movement to try and pull Eisenhower in before he can be drawn in by the Democrats. He was the key man that convinced Eisenhower to run in '52; there is no reason why, under similar circumstances, he would not do so. Maybe, in return for such efforts, Dewey would be made the Vice President (he would not be branded as he was after 1948).

As for Dewey not wanting to enter the race, maybe he comes to severely dislike the ridicule and experiances that come with a campaign for the Presidency ("The little man on top of the wedding cake").
 
Kill Dewey off, you got it.
As for Eisenhower, would he be in favor of civil rights? (He may be more of a supporter of civil rights than Truman...) How did he get along with Churchill?
What would he do in Korea? Could he diminish the military-industrial complex?
 
During this period of time I'm pretty sure that Eisenhower was heavily involved in the rebuilding of Europe and, for that matter, in charge of governing over occupied Germany as it wasn't "freed" until '48. I don't seem him as likely to abandon his work to suddenly return home and run for president completely unprepared unless, perhaps, you create some sort of major issue such as Japan never losing because we didn't use the A-Bomb or perhaps Charles Lindbergh being considered for the nomination might have done it.
 
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