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Senator Wiley Repudiated

The contention that Dwight Eisenhower has “made over” the Republican Party in the image of the Liberal faction that secured his nomination remains arguable. The domination of the national Administration by the Party’s Liberal wing is, of course, complete and unchallenged. But the situation at local levels, and in particular at local levels in the Midwest, is more complicated. There is not, to be sure, the slightest chance of important defections from the national Party ticket. But there is evidence of widespread dissent from Administration policies, as well as an abiding resentment against the Party’s current national leadership.

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Senator Wiley Repudiated

The contention that Dwight Eisenhower has “made over” the Republican Party in the image of the Liberal faction that secured his nomination remains arguable. The domination of the national Administration by the Party’s Liberal wing is, of course, complete and unchallenged. But the situation at local levels, and in particular at local levels in the Midwest, is more complicated. There is not, to be sure, the slightest chance of important defections from the national Party ticket. But there is evidence of widespread dissent from Administration policies, as well as an abiding resentment against the Party’s current national leadership.