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Rash of Write-ins
"Gee, That's Great." Local Eisenhower supporters, without the help of the national organization, campaigned for write-ins, too. The result: a clear-cut Taft victory. He got 76,556 write-in votes to 61,592 for Ike. Stassen, whose name was printed on the ballot, trailed with 53...
After Ike's victory in New Hampshire, one of the Minnesota eager beavers had an idea. Maybe they could get some write-in votes for Ike, thought young (32) Forst Lowery, Minneapolis Safety Council manager. He asked for a state ruling on whether write-ins would be counted. Just...
The Mintener machine wheezed into action. Zealous crusaders began a "drive for five" telephone-call campaign: everyone called five friends, urged a write-in for Ike and asked each friend to call five more. On primary eve, Mintener figured his organization had spent just $600 on the write-in campaign...
† In 1932, Acting Mayor Joseph V. McKee of New York polled 232,501 write-in votes after a vigorous press campaign against Tammany Hall. But Tammanyite John P. O'Brien was elected with 1,056,115 votes. In 1944, Tom Dewey received 146,706 write-ins in the...