did Orval Faubus really endorse Jesse Jackson in 1984? (user search)
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Miamiu1027
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« on: February 26, 2008, 07:37:51 PM »

or is this just a joke?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)_presidential_primaries,_1984
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« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2008, 03:05:25 PM »

I was surprised myself when I learnt that some months back. Maybe Faubus and Wallace endorsed Jackson's candidacy in 1984 and 1988, so they were making up for the mistakes they both made in the past.

or more likely they started to rely on blacks as part of their voting base in the 1980s.  they were both opportunists rather than racists (which is worse is open to debate.)
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