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I am aware of that, thanks, but the fact that the Democratic president was the one who led passage of the Civil Rights Act, while his 1964 Republican opponent’s
by ojnabieoot 6y ago
I am aware of that, thanks, but the fact that the Democratic president was the one who led passage of the Civil Rights Act, while his 1964 Republican opponent’s campaign focused on opposition to the Civil Rights Act, means that civil rights legislation was in fact “Democrat-led.” It is also relevant that most of the Democrats who voted against the Civil Rights Act had become Republican by the 80s.
- sk5t 6y agoYou may be confusing the actions and strategy of a single Democrat President with the prevailing wishes of the party.
- js2 6y agoDemocratic President, not Democrat President. Please use the correct name of the party. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_(epithet) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_(epithet)
- sk5t 6y agoNo, I don't think that I will--originally used the -ic suffix but removed it to make an unambiguous reference to the party rather than the more general notion of democracy.