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For me, THIS is the kicker of this thread.
It's got it all the elements entwined - #SouthernStrategy, the Phillips quote, Chisholm, and the landslide for a dude like Nixon!
I could have posted just this one single toot as evidence of the #PartySwitch!But getting here was half the fun, and the journey was as important as the destination, showing clearly how pervasive #WhiteSupremacy has been throughout #AmericanHistory and #politics.
The entire scope should erase any/all good-faith doubt.
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14/23 #RichardMNixon, the Republican California senator (though born in NY) who had been vice-president under #DwightDEisenhower, ran for president back in 1960, losing to #JFK.
He lost the 1964 nomination to #BarryGoldwater (noted as a significant conservative shift for the Republican party).
Nixon ran again in 1968 and (finally) won — but just barely; to strengthen his administration, he needed an angle, coming up with his #SouthernStrategy.
Nixon strategically powered the #PartySwitch
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14/23 #RichardMNixon, the Republican California senator (though born in NY) who had been vice-president under #DwightDEisenhower, ran for president back in 1960, losing to #JFK.
He lost the 1964 nomination to #BarryGoldwater (noted as a significant conservative shift for the Republican party).
Nixon ran again in 1968 and (finally) won — but just barely; to strengthen his administration, he needed an angle, coming up with his #SouthernStrategy.
Nixon strategically powered the #PartySwitch