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Which presidential candidate in 1948 lost the votes of many southern Democrats for his support of civil rights but won the election anyway?
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Democratic Party candidate Harry Truman won the 1948 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate Thomas Dewey.
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What did southern democrats want in the election of 1860?
The Southern Democrats Supported Slavery & They Elected John Breckenridge As Their Democratic Presidential Candidate.
How did southern Democrats react to President Truman's support of civil rights and his proposals to end poll taxes and lynchings?
they voted for the republican canidate in the 1948 election
Why did whites in the South feel as if they had won the election of 1876 even though the new president was a Republican?
the Democrats were able to control the southern states
What happen at the party convention for the Democrats that affected the 1860 presidential election?
Many Southern delegates walked out of the Democratic Convention after it refused to include a plank to defend slavery in the platform. They later met and nominated their own pro-slavery candidate. This obviously split the Democrat vote and made it easier for the Republican, Lincoln, to win.
What statement best characterizes the views of Southern Democrats on reconstruction?
Most Southern Democrats supported President Lincoln's Reconstruction plan.
What did southern democrats want in the election of 1860?
The Southern Democrats Supported Slavery & They Elected John Breckenridge As Their Democratic Presidential Candidate.
Which candidate in the presidential election of 1860 was not on the ballot in most Southern Statesh candidate in the presidential election of 1860 was not on the ballot in most Southern States?
Abraham Lincoln
Was John Breckinridge a presidential candidate in 1860?
No, he ran for U.S. President in 1860 as the Democratic Party's southern candidate.
Was John C Calhoun a candidate for the presidential election of 1860?
No, John C. Calhoun was not a candidate for the presidential election of 1860. He had actually passed away in 1850. The main candidates for the 1860 election were Abraham Lincoln for the Republican Party, Stephen Douglas for the Northern Democrats, John C. Breckinridge for the Southern Democrats, and John Bell for the Constitutional Union Party.
Did the southern states seceded following the election of James Buchanan?
No. Democratic Party candidate James Buchanan won the 1856 presidential election. Buchanan won 19 states including all of the southern states. The southern states seceded after Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election.
Who was the nomination of James K. Polk as the democrats' 1844 presidential candidate was secured by?
expansionists
What happened to the Democratic Party in the election of 1860?
A. As the 1860 presidential election became closer and closer; the Democratic Party split over slavery. Northern Democrats rallied behind Douglas and Southern Democrats supported Dred Scott.
Was John Bell the nominee of the southern democrats in the election of 1860?
No, John C. Breckinridge was the nominee of the Southern Democrats in the election of 1860. John Bell was the nominee of the Constitutional Union Party.
Which candidate supported the Southern View in election 1860?
The candidate who supported the Southern view in the 1860 election was John C. Breckinridge. He was nominated by the Southern Democrats and advocated for the expansion of slavery and states' rights.
How did southern democrats try to regain control of southern states?
Following the presidential election of 1876, Southern Democrats were able to negotiate the end of Reconstruction with Republicans in Congress because the electoral college could not declare a clear winner, sending the decision to the House of Representatives. In order for the Republican candidate to win, the Republicans agreed to end Reconstruction in 1877.
Did the democrats win the majority of the electoral votes in 1948?
Harry Truman won the 1948 presidential election defeating Thomas Dewey. In the 1948 presidential election Democratic Party candidate Harry Truman received 303 electoral votes, Republican Party candidate Thomas Dewey received 189 electoral votes, and Dixiecrat Party candidate Strom Thurmond received 39 electoral votes. Progressive Party candidate Henry A. Wallace received popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.
Which development helped Abraham Lincoln win the presidential election in 1860?
The democrats split over the slavery issue and ended up running two candidates. The Whigs broke apart earlier and did not run a national candidate. Many northern Whigs joined the new Republican party and their candidate, Lincoln, won enough states to win the election despite no southern support.
