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→1950s: Taft vs. Eisenhower, decline of the Old Right
===1950s: Taft vs. Eisenhower, decline of the Old Right===
===1950s: Taft vs. Eisenhower, decline of the Old Right===
[[File:Perry_Wilbon_Howard,_II.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Taft's bid for president in 1952 was supported by [[Perry Howard, II]].]]
Sen. Taft sought the presidency in the [[United States presidential election, 1952|1952 presidential election]], and faced General [[Dwight Eisenhower]] in the Republican primaries. The former was an adamant conservative and isolationist while the latter was considerably more moderate and favored [[internationalism]].
Sen. Taft sought the presidency in the [[United States presidential election, 1952|1952 presidential election]], and faced General [[Dwight Eisenhower]] in the Republican primaries. The former was an adamant conservative and isolationist while the latter was considerably more moderate and favored [[internationalism]].