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What is politics like without parties?. Southern Politics 1876-1980. Reading Quiz. 1. When was Southern Politics written? (If you don’t know, make a guess and explain it). 2. Answer either (a) or (b) A. Who is Crump? B. According to Key, how much class politics is there in South Carolina? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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What is politics like without parties?
Southern Politics 1876-1980
Reading Quiz
• 1. When was Southern Politics written? (If you don’t know, make a guess and explain it).
• 2. Answer either (a) or (b)
– A. Who is Crump?
– B. According to Key, how much class politics is there in South Carolina?
• This quiz will count for participation credit.
Why did the South have one party rule?
• Slavery and the plantation economy
• The Civil War and Radical Reconstruction
• Party ID
Presidential Elections 1876-88
Presidential Elections 1892-1904
Presidential Elections 1908-1920
Presidential Elections 1924-1936
Presidential Elections 1940-1952
Tennessee vs. South Carolina
• Republicans
• One strong faction
• Race
• Highly factionalized
• Localism and personalities
Consequences of one party rule
• Lots of variation
• Hard for voters to make decisions
• Issueless politics
• Poor quality, unaccountable leadership
• More corruption
How did the South regain two-party competition?
• Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
• Air conditioning and northern migration
7 Southern Republicans, 1960
• Mountain Republicans:– Howard Baker, Eastern Tennessee
– B. Carroll Reece, Eastern Tennessee
– Richard Poff, Southwestern Virginia
– Charles Jonas, Blue Ridge North Carolina
• Centers of Northern Migration:– William Cramer, St. Petersburg, FL
– Bruce Alger, suburban Dallas
– Joel Broyhill, suburban DC, Virginia
Immigration produces Republicans
• Of the 16 Southern House Districts with Highest Percentage of Population Born Out of State in 1973, 9 were represented by Republicans. All were in Virginia, Florida, and Arkansas.
• Of the 10 Southern House Districts with the most population growth in 1986, 7 were represented by Republicans
• Of the 11 Southern House districts with the Lowest percentage of citizens reporting having lived in the same state for ten years in 1986, 8 are represented by Republicans
Southern Republicans, 1993
Born in South Born in non-South
Once a Democrat
15 1
Always a Republican
18 14
Southern House Republicans
1960 1993 2006
AL 0 3 5
AR 0 2 1
FL 1 13 18
GA 0 4 7
LA 0 3 5
NC 0 4 7
SC 0 3 4
TN 2 3 4
TX 1 9 21
VA 1 4 8
Southern House Districts, 2005