How The Inspirational Candidate Of Change From Illinois Beats The Republican War Hero

Alumnus of the Harvard Law School...Respected politician from Illinois...Inspirational speakerRunning against a decorated Republican war hero...The Democratic Candidate For President:"There is a new America every morning when we wake up. It is upon us whether we will it or not. The new America is the sum of many small changes -- a new subdivision here, a new school there, a new industry where there had been swampland -- changes that add up to a broad transformation of our lives. Our task is to guide these changes. For, though change is inevitable, change for the better is a full-time job."

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- Adlai Stevenson - September 1956

Adlai Stevenson• Harvard Law School (1923)• Governor Of Illinois (1949-1953)• Democratic Candidate For President (1952 & 1956)

1952 Eisenhower vs StevensonElectoral vote: 442--89States carried: 39--9Popular vote:34,075,529--27,375,090Percentage:55.2%--44.3%

1956 Eisenhower vs StevensonElectoral vote: 457--73States carried: 41--7Popular vote:35,579,180--26,028,028Percentage: 57.4%--42.0%

THIS BLOG ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON THE HUFFINGTON POST ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7th 1956 - THE DAY AFTER THE SECOND SUCCESSIVE LANDSLIDE ROUT OF THE "INSPIRATIONAL CANDIDATE OF CHANGE" FROM ILLINOIS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT AGAINST THE REPUBLICAN WAR HERO...