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Southern Observers See GOP Beachhead as Temporary
Southern observers doubt the Republican surge will endure beyond a temporary foothold in the South after Truman era policies. Florida, Virginia and Texas swung strongly for Eisenhower, signaling a regional GOP rebirth amid tensions over FEPC and spending.
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Gop Beachhead
Dixie
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South
Truman
Herbert Hoover
Florida
Virginia
Texas
Tennessee
Louisiana
Democratic National
Miteeman
Richard D. Baker
Fuller Warren
Mr. Hoover
FEPC
Mr. Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Hugh White
Mississippi
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrnes
Herman Telmadge
Georgia