in 1952, dwight d. eisenhower, an internationalist allied with the dewey wing, was drafted as a gop candidate by a small group of republicans led by henry cabot lodge, jr. in order that he challenge taft on foreign policy issues. the two men were not far apart on domestic issues. eisenhower's victory broke a twenty-year democratic lock on the white house. eisenhower did not try to roll back the new deal, but he did expand the social security system and built the interstate highway system.