Thompson used the slogan ``Make a Change for Progress'' and called Merritt a ``do-nothing mayor'' who engaged in ``bossism'' and ``machine politics''. He called Merritt ``a desperate man who will do anything to stay in office'' and a ``flip-flopper like his ideal, Lyndon Johnson.'' When Merritt reminded voters that he had served on Eisenhower's staff during World War II, Thompson replied: ``It is true that President Eisenhower doesn't know me.
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