Dixiecrats

Dixiecrats
(in US politics), the popular name for the States’ Rights Party, a ‘third party’ that competed in the 1948 election for US President against the Democratic Party and Republican Party. It was formed to support states’ rights. The candidate was J Strom Thurmond, who won five states in the South with 39 votes in the Electoral College.

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  • Dixiecrats — noun a former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman • Syn: ↑States Rights Democratic Party • Hypernyms: ↑party, ↑political party …   Useful english dictionary

  • (the) Dixiecrats — the Dixiecrats [the Dixiecrats] (in US politics), the popular name for the States’ Rights Party, a ‘third party’ that competed in the 1948 election for US President against the ↑Democratic Party and ↑Republican Party. It was formed to support… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • United States presidential election, 1948 — 1944 ← November 2, 1948 → 1952 …   Wikipedia

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