Opinion of Theodore Bilbo (user search)
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Question: What do you think?
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FF
 
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HP
 
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Neutral
 
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Neutral - Lean FF
 
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Neutral - Lean HP
 
#6
Mega-douche slimeball cocksucker nutjob
 
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Author Topic: Opinion of Theodore Bilbo  (Read 1982 times)
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Dessie Potter
Junior Chimp
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« on: October 27, 2010, 08:38:27 AM »

Despite his support for the New Deal, utter HP.
When the Republicans took back the majority in the Senate in 1947, Robert Taft organized a campaign that ultimately prevented Bilbo from ever taking his seat for a third term, on the charge that he had been elected by intimidating black voters.

Even if every black voter voted he'd still of won, he was the only one on the ballet.
The primary was contested, however and was rather competitive:
http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=378449
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