Why did Nixon win the northern part of Louisiana in 1960?
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« on: December 01, 2013, 02:09:35 PM »
« edited: December 01, 2013, 02:32:13 PM by TDAS04 »


Quite a contrast between north and south.  Obviously, the Catholic thing helped JFK win the southern part of the state, but that does not entirely explain the stark contrast with the northern part.  At least it doesn't explain why JFK did so poorly in the northern half, finishing behind both Nixon and the unpledged slate of electors.

I understand why all of the Deep South states voted GOP in 1964--civil rights.  However, in 1960, JFK did not have a reputation of being that pro-civil rights, not even compared to Nixon.

Why did JFK underperform Nixon in North Louisiana?
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« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2013, 02:34:57 PM »
Because Kennedy was a papist.
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« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2013, 02:41:59 PM »

Yep.

North Louisiana is a cross between Mississippi and East Texas and it fell between the two.  The Unpledged slate didn't have the organization (or hope of winning) like it did in Mississippi, so it was more Nixon than unpledged, especially in the cities.

As for civil rights, the Catholic church even in Louisiana had been more friendly to civil rights than a Southern Baptist ever would be.
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« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2013, 02:51:08 PM »
Also, since Rapides and Vernon are regarded as part of North Louisiana, Kennedy did run ahead of the unpledged slate.
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« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2013, 02:57:12 PM »

Yes, but they hated blacks more than they hated papists, and Nixon belonged to the Republican Party, the party of Lincoln. Tongue
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« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2013, 07:45:21 PM »
This was the 1960s, not the 1860s.

Fun fact: Northern Louisiana was one of the Socialist Party's strongest parts of the country a century ago.
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« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2013, 10:11:11 PM »
Even in '64, South Louisiana went for LBJ.
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« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2013, 10:19:42 PM »
Did Plaquemines Parish do so, considering Perez and all?

EDIT: It appears it did, with a predictably huge margin.
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« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2013, 01:25:06 AM »
Quote from: Sol on December 01, 2013, 10:19:42 PM
Did Plaquemines Parish do so, considering Perez and all?

EDIT: It appears it did, with a predictably huge margin.

Do you mean Goldwater? because it went overwhelmingly for Goldwater.  It was one of the more extreme examples of boss control.
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« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2013, 03:47:49 AM »
« Edited: December 02, 2013, 03:57:22 AM by shua »
Quote from: TDAS04 on December 01, 2013, 02:57:12 PM

Yes, but they hated blacks more than they hated papists, and Nixon belonged to the Republican Party, the party of Lincoln. Tongue

You could see that somewhat in 1928.  Smith won every county in Louisiana, but not by nearly as much in the North as in the South - an inverse swing of sorts from '24 and especially '20. (In Alabama and Georgia on the other hand, Hoover won the counties outside the Black Belt.)
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« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2013, 08:13:50 AM »
I suspect this was it.
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« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2013, 01:03:14 PM »
Plus, of course, the Louisiana Democratic Party's hilarious factionalism.
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« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2013, 09:03:25 PM »
Quote from: dingojoe on December 02, 2013, 01:25:06 AM
Quote from: Sol on December 01, 2013, 10:19:42 PM
Did Plaquemines Parish do so, considering Perez and all?

EDIT: It appears it did, with a predictably huge margin.

Do you mean Goldwater? because it went overwhelmingly for Goldwater.  It was one of the more extreme examples of boss control.
Yeah, sorry Tongue

I wonder- did Plaquemines go 100% for Goldwater?
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