The 1956 election wasn't exactly a watershed moment in American political history. Eisenhower was very popular and he didn't have a problem getting re-elected. He had ended the Korean War 3 years earlier and the economy was booming. Ike did have a lot of health problems, but that was never used as an issue directly. The Cold War was the major issue of the election, with Stevenson advocating for more bilateral treaties and reduced military spending, but that given the nature of the threat, he failed to capture the public with that. Stevenson was a highly articulate candidate who gained some support from the parties liberal base, but no one really had much of a reason to kick Eisenhower out, given his significant foreign policy successes, along with the strong economy.
