Eisenhower Rally Tickets - 1952

Pair of Dwight D. Eisenhower political rally tickets, includes: “EISENHOWER RALLY” pink, July 5, 1952, Chicago, Illinois. Very good condition...plus; Ticket issued September 4, 1952, rally for “Dwight D. Eisenhower, Republican Candidate for President.” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Very good condition. (2 items) Dwight D. Eisenhower won the 1952 United States presidential election in a landslide victory, ending 20 years of consecutive Democratic control of the White House. Running on the highly popular slogan "I Like Ike," the five-star World War II general and his running mate, Senator Richard M. Nixon, defeated Democratic nominee Adlai E. Stevenson II, the Governor of Illinois. The Republican campaign successfully utilized the "K1C2" platform, which focused public dissatisfaction on the stalemated Korean War, fears of Communism, and Corruption within the outgoing Truman administration. Eisenhower solidified his lead late in the race by famously promising, "I shall go to Korea," to personally seek an honorable end to the conflict. The campaign also made political history by pioneering the widespread use of televised campaign commercials to reach voters directly. Ultimately, Eisenhower captured 55% of the popular vote and 442 electoral votes, carrying 39 states and breaking through the traditionally Democratic "Solid South" by winning Texas, Florida, Virginia, and Tennessee.