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bee33
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« on: January 27, 2021, 02:41:05 PM »
Quote from: Texas Democrat on January 24, 2021, 11:54:11 PM
Quote from: Arbitrage1980 on January 24, 2021, 10:24:35 PM
Why did southern states such as TX/FL/VA swing so hard towards Eisenhower? Is it because he was a war hero? Or was there some other factor? Eisenhower was the first Republican since Reconstruction to win multiple Southern states twice (Hoover won several in 1928 due to anti-Catholicism).

I think it was this plus his Texan origins.

He also got the endorsement of Texas Governor Allan Shivers
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« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2021, 03:09:30 PM »
Quote from: President Johnson on January 27, 2021, 03:03:03 PM
Probably because Ike was not a traditional Republican and his war hero status outweighed his party affiliation. Also, the South was already trending Republican at the time and Stevenson was a lackluster candidate.

In Mississippi and South Carolina he actually was as an independent on the ballot.
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