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In otl Eisenhower ran as a Republican in 1952 largely because he thought the Truman administration was a mess and didn't want to deal with defending their past policies.

What if he was a bit more left leaning economically and decide on running as a democrat to defend the new deal? In OTL Eisenhower seems to have eventually turned against the new deal and most people don't know this but he was Ronald Reagan's principal political mentor. Maybe in atl he is a much more committed new dealer.

Given his personal popularity he probably still wins in 1952 and Democrats get their 6th term in the whitehouse with a democratic congress.

Does Eisenhower still nationalize the national guard at little rock? The Republicans are likely to be in power in the 1960s in this scenario given incumbency fatigue at 28 years of Democratic rule by 1960. How does this affect the counter-culture and the historical turn of the GOP towards conservatism?
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