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The Dixiecrats' presidential candidate, Strom Thurmond, became a Republican in 1964, as the Republican standard bearer opposed civil rights laws. The Dixiecrats represented the weakening of the "Solid South".
First elected as a Republican, became a Silver Republican in 1897, and a Democrat in 1903. [433] 1908 – Theodore A. Bell, former U.S. representative from California (1903–1905). He ran in several elections under different party's banners. 1912 – Edward P. Costigan, later a U.S. senator from Colorado (1931–1937).
Thurmond became the head of the Armed Services Committee following the 1994 Republican Revolution, in which the Republican Party gained eight seats in the Senate and gained a majority in both chambers. [268] According to Thurmond, he had survived "a little power play" orchestrated by fellow Republicans to continue serving as Chairman. [269]
It held to small government principles and distrusted the national government. Foreign policy was a major issue. After being the dominant party in U.S. politics from 1801 to 1829, the Democratic-Republicans split into two factions by 1828: the federalist National Republicans (who became the Whigs), and the Democrats. The Democrats and Whigs ...
In all, more than 1 million people became Republicans compared to about 630,000 who became Democrats. The broad migration of more than 1 million voters, a small portion of the overall U.S ...
Opinion: America's beginnings include the Revolutionary War, Civil War, civil rights and women's rights, but Republicans are reversing that trend. Opinion: Republicans have become 'de facto White ...
Republican: Independent Amash became an independent on July 4, 2019, and then a Libertarian on April 29, 2020. [1] April 29, 2020 Independent Libertarian: Jeff Van Drew:
Rothenberg pointed out that third party presidential candidates like John Anderson in 1980 and Ross Perot in 1992 and 1996 flamed out, failing to build a true third party that became a factor in ...