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====Voter suppression and election fraud====

====Voter suppression and election fraud====

Two term New Dealer Sen. [[Theodore Bilbo]] faced three primary challengers running for a third term and told a group of supporters,  

Two term New Dealer Sen. Theodore Bilbo faced three primary challengers running for a third term and told a group of supporters,  

{{quotebox-float|“I’m calling on every red-blooded American who believes in the superiority and integrity of the white race to get out and see that no n***** votes.”}}   

{{quotebox-float|“I’m calling on every red-blooded American who believes in the superiority and integrity of the white race to get out and see that no n***** votes.”}}   

In true Democrat tradition, Bilbo won the rigged primary election with 51% in a four way contest.  The Republicans won back control of the Senate that year in 1946 and refused to seat Bilbo as his comments about Democrat [[voter suppression]] to rig the election became more widely known. He died 7 months later, unable to take his seat, while the Senate was still investigating.<ref>http://www.mississippihistory.org/sites/default/files/bilbo.pdf</ref>

In true Democrat tradition, Bilbo won the rigged primary election with 51% in a four way contest.  The Republicans won back control of the Senate that year in 1946 and refused to seat Bilbo as his comments about Democrat [[voter suppression]] to rig the election became more widely known. He died 7 months later, unable to take his seat, while the Senate was still investigating.<ref>http://www.mississippihistory.org/sites/default/files/bilbo.pdf</ref>