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Before 1936, the South did not have to resort to the threat of revolt. Its interest was protected by the rule requiring two-thirds of the delegates to nominate a candidate for President. When Roosevelt ended the two-thirds rule, he opened the way to the Southern revolt of 1948...
Meanwhile, changes impend in Southern political alignments. If the Republicans nominate Eisenhower, who looks remarkably unlike Thaddeus Stevens, observers expect that he will get more Southern votes than any Republican in history. That could lead to the extension of the two-party system to the South. With it could come...
Republicans (Total: 1,206; needed to nominate: 604):
DEMOCRATS (Total: 1,230; needed to nominate: 616):
REPUBLICANS (Total: 1,205; needed to nominate: 604):