What if Eisenhower was nominated in 1948 by both major parties?

Eisenhower was wanted to run by both major parties in 1948, but he refused, what if he did run, and both parties nominated him? would he be a democratic president or a republican president? would he be an independent? would both parties merge? would he become a military dictator?
 
I think Republicans win the VICE Presidential election and probably the House. Probably both Dixiecrats and Progressives do better than otl
 
I just don't see this happening. As I wrote here some time ago:

"It would be easier for him to win the Democratic nomination than the Republican. The Democrats were desperate, thinking Truman was almost sure to lose--support for the "draft Ike" movement ranged from left-liberals like Claude Pepper to big-city bosses like Frank Hague to southern conservatives. So Ike if he wanted could almost certainly win the Democratic nomination, and if he did so would be very likely to win in November. It might be a little bit harder for him to win the GOP nomination, because while he was no doubt popular with rank-and-file Republicans, the party leaders--confident of victory--preferred a professional politician they would know as a "real" Republican. (By contrast, in 1952, many of these politicians turned to Ike as the only man who could prevent the "unelectable" Taft from winning the nomination.)"

To this I would add that even if the GOP leaders did find Ike an acceptable candidate in 1948, it would be only on the condition that he run as a Republican. They are not going to endorse an Eisenhower who is also running as a Democrat. (Even if you say rank-and-file Republicans could get Ike nominated over the heads of the party leadership, even many rank-and-file Republicans who liked Ike would only support him if he declared himself a Republican.)
 
Or . . . the real contest shifts to which party will win Congress.

Ike’s more of a figurehead. And yes, we thereby take a step to more of a parliamentary form of democracy.
 
In a lot of states, I don't think it would even be legal for Ike to appear on the ballot as the candidate of two different parties. Only a minority of states (e.g., New York) allow "fusion" voting:

"Unfortunately for minor parties, fusion voting is illegal in most states.20 And in spite of the burden anti-fusion laws place on minor parties’ freedom of association, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld state bans on fusion voting..."
https://brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1423&context=blr
 
Query when was the 22nd amendment ratified? Could this prevent it?

The 22nd Amendment was ratified in 1951, but in any event it was about how many times you could be elected president, not about how many parties could nominate you. But as I noted, the laws of the majority of states do not allow "fusion" voting.
 
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