JoeMulk
Banned
Adlai Stevenson/John J Sparkmen 245
Robert Taft/Richard Nixon 286 Winner
When Dwight D Eisenhower opted out of running for president the moderates in the Republican Party had trouble uniting behind one candidate and Bob Taft at long last had a clear path to the nomination. Despite Truman's unpopularity Stevenson was helped in union heavy states like Michigan thanks to a robust media blast by the AFL-CIO reminding union members of his support of Taft-Hartley. However Korea and the bad economy proved to be the deciding issues in a very close election and Taft won.