|ignores the fact that (1) Richard Nixon did not carry the South; a Democrat, [[George Wallace]] recieved 49 [[electoral votes]] exclusively from the South; and (2) passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act was entirely dependent on Republican votes with Democrats in both houses voting against passage.<ref>Final tally in the House among Republicans was 138 to 34; Democrats 152-96; in the Senate 21 Democrats voted against passage while only 6 Repubicans opposed. [http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/12/13/194350.shtml]</ref> | |ignores the fact that (1) Richard Nixon did not carry the South; a Democrat, [[George Wallace]] recieved 49 [[electoral votes]] exclusively from the South; and (2) passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act was entirely dependent on Republican votes with Democrats in both houses voting against passage.<ref>Final tally in the House among Republicans was 138 to 34; Democrats 152-96; in the Senate 21 Democrats voted against passage while only 6 Repubicans opposed. [http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/12/13/194350.shtml]</ref> |