In 1948, there were movements in both the Democratic and Republican Party to convince General Dwight Eisenhower to run for President of the United States. He resisted these efforts, but what if he had been successfully persuaded to run as a Republican that year?
How might the primary season and Republican National Convention have gone differently in such a scenario? Assuming he wins the nomination (which is likely), how does the general election go? While Eisenhower's personal popularity would have benefited him greatly, the Republicans were rated as likely to win in 1948 before Truman's energetic campaign pulled out an upset win - would Ike have significantly more difficulty defeating Truman than he did Stevenson in OTL's 1952 election?
Finally, assuming Eisenhower wins, what would be the implications, both domestically and overseas?