... and become a democrat?
2007-10-07 06:21:37 · 6 answers · asked by Duminos 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Why didn't Eisenhower garner enough respect of FDR and Truman to make him want to be a Democrat?
2007-10-07 06:33:01 · update #1
dude is right. Ike could have gone either way. Both parties wanted him as their nominee and he was basically party neutral. I guess the republicans just got there first. Or maybe he found he had a little more in common with them than the democrats. Why does it matter? he was a pretty good president.
2007-10-07 06:38:11 · answer #1 · answered by James L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh, people don't suddenly select their party at the time they became President.
Eisenhower had a long military career, dating pack to just after WW I if I remember correctly. This is long before FDR was President. I am sure his political affiliations were developed as a young man, just like everyone else.
2007-10-07 13:27:37 · answer #2 · answered by Barry C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eisenhower was basically apolitical, he could care less either way, the republicans offered him the nomination because he was a war hero that could win
2007-10-07 13:27:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wise old man!~!
2007-10-07 13:25:05 · answer #4 · answered by Hunter 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because He was SMART.
2007-10-07 13:27:49 · answer #5 · answered by xenypoo 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because he had brains....
2007-10-07 13:33:30 · answer #6 · answered by lordkelvin 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋