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Carter Ford Clash in South May Shape New South
AP analysis tracks how nominating a Southern native for president shifts Democratic strength and Republican prospects in the region. It notes gains for Republicans since 1948, evolving black voter participation after the 1965 voting rights act, and Carter’s appeal among Southern voters while Ford cautions about regional party organization and coattail limits.
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Jimmy Carter
Ford
South
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Texas
George Wallace
Nixon
Congress
Sen. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Old South
David Dunn
Carter
Florida
Democratic Party
Ronald Reagan
Dixie
Goldwater
Eisenhower
New South
James Eastland
John Stennis
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Haley Barbour
Louisiana