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When Henry Wallace asked Idaho Senator Glen Taylor to be his running mate, Taylor was a bit unsure. He knew that it would lose him reelection in 1950, but decided to accept. What if Taylor didn't become his running mate? If Claude Pepper (Wallace's first choice) accepts, it would hurt him even more in his primary against Smathers, but it could help the Wallace campaign with someone more high profile. If someone with less experience is his running mate, Wallace's campaign would probably be slightly less successful. However, the focus is more on Taylor's career rather then the 1948 election. Let's say he wins reelection in 1950. How far could he go? He could be a presidential hopeful from the 1950s to the 1970s. With Frank Church probably not running in 1956, what happens to his career?
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