The "New Deal" operatives within the party—including FDR's son, James Roosevelt—tried to swing the Democratic nomination to General Dwight D. Eisenhower, a highly popular figure whose political views and party affiliation were totally unknown.
"New Deal" folkene indenfor partiet – herunder FDR's søn James — forsøgte at få opstillet general Dwight D. Eisenhower, en meget populær person, hvis politiske synspunkter og partitilhørsforhold var fuldstændig ukendt.