Sumner 1868
tara gilesbie
Junior Chimp
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« on: October 01, 2018, 11:16:30 PM » |
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In addition to the nuclear threat, Alaska has a strong Democratic vote in the first decade after it became a state - largely because it has always been a very unionized state, and Goldwater's anti-labor views were a bad fit for Alaska. The continued labor presence is a major reason why state elections are still competitive even though the GOP locked up the state's electoral votes in the 1970s. I'd also imagine Goldwater's vote against the Civil Rights Act wasn't well-received by Native/Indian voters.
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