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'''Hugh Doggett Scott, Jr.''' (November 11, 1900 – July 21, 1994) was a [[Republican]] U.S. representative and senator from [[Pennsylvania]], with his political career spanning from the early 1940s to the late 1970s. A leader among the [[establishment]] wing of his party, Scott was considered an [[internationalist]] and a [[Moderate Republican]].
 
'''Hugh Doggett Scott, Jr.''' (November 11, 1900 – July 21, 1994) was a [[Republican]] U.S. representative and senator from [[Pennsylvania]], with his political career spanning from the early 1940s to the late 1970s. A leader among the [[establishment]] wing of his party, Scott was considered an [[internationalist]] and a [[Moderate Republican]].
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In the [[United States presidential election, 1952|1952 presidential election]], Scott was an early supporter of the more moderate [[Dwight Eisenhower]] over [[Robert A. Taft]].<ref name=nevergoldwater>Dickerson, John (May 12, 2016). [http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/05/never_goldwater_the_failed_attempt_to_wrest_the_1964_gop_nomination_from.html Never Goldwater]. ''Slate''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> Along with [[Jacob Javits]] of [[New York]], he voiced skepticisms of [[conservative]] [[Barry Goldwater]] in the 1964 election; Goldwater responded:<ref name=nevergoldwater/>
 
In the [[United States presidential election, 1952|1952 presidential election]], Scott was an early supporter of the more moderate [[Dwight Eisenhower]] over [[Robert A. Taft]].<ref name=nevergoldwater>Dickerson, John (May 12, 2016). [http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/05/never_goldwater_the_failed_attempt_to_wrest_the_1964_gop_nomination_from.html Never Goldwater]. ''Slate''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> Along with [[Jacob Javits]] of [[New York]], he voiced skepticisms of [[conservative]] [[Barry Goldwater]] in the 1964 election; Goldwater responded:<ref name=nevergoldwater/>
 
{{cquote|The Republican establishment is desperate to defeat me. They can’t stand having someone they can’t control.}}
 
{{cquote|The Republican establishment is desperate to defeat me. They can’t stand having someone they can’t control.}}
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