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LucysBeau
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« on: March 29, 2006, 09:08:15 PM » |
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I don't think Kennedy could have won with Hubert Humphrey. Johnson swung it for him
Of the Deep South states, only Georgia would have stayed Democrat. Remember that state eluded Thurmond in 1948 and by a long stretch; and, in both 1952 and 1956, Georgia gave Stevenson his greatest margin of victory over Eisenhower of any state that he carried
Only the Civil Rights Act of 1964 saw Georgia break from its Democratic past. As a whole, it detested the party of Lincoln until then. They were still voting against Sherman
Of course, there were times pre-1964 when the Georgia vote was relatively close between the two parties but more so out of disdain for the Democratic candidate rather than any real enthusiasm for the Republican
Dave
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