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'''Theodore Gilmore Bilbo''' (October 13, 1877 – August 21, 1947) was a [[Democrat]] [[Senator]] and [[Klansman]] from [[Mississippi]].  Bilbo served as a governor of Mississippi from 1916 to 1920 and 1928 to 1932, and as a U.S. senator from 1935 to 1947. A towering figure among [[white supremacist]] and [[segregation]]ist politicians, Bilbo praised [[Nazi]] racial philosophy and was famous for his extreme and inflammatory rhetoric.  Bilbo faced three primary challengers running for a third term and told a group of supporters, “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.  In the general election of 1946 the Republicans won back control of the Senate for the first time in 14 years. The new GOP Senate refused to seat Bilbo as his comments about Democrat [[voter suppression]] to rig the election for himself became more widely known. He died 7 months later.<ref>http://www.mississippihistory.org/sites/default/files/bilbo.pdf</ref>

'''Theodore Gilmore Bilbo''' (October 13, 1877 – August 21, 1947) was a [[Democrat]] [[Senator]] and [[Klansman]] from [[Mississippi]].  Bilbo served as a governor of Mississippi from 1916 to 1920 and 1928 to 1932, and as a U.S. senator from 1935 to 1947. A towering figure among [[white supremacist]] and [[segregation]]ist politicians, Bilbo praised [[Nazi]] racial philosophy and was famous for his extreme and inflammatory rhetoric.  Bilbo faced three primary challengers running for a third term and told a group of supporters, “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 while the Senate was still investigating.<ref>http://www.mississippihistory.org/sites/default/files/bilbo.pdf</ref>

While governor of Mississippi, Bilbo instituted a statewide [[sales tax]]{{fact}} and caused the state to become bankrupt after failing to negotiate a tax bill with the legislature.

While governor of Mississippi, Bilbo instituted a statewide [[sales tax]]{{fact}} and caused the state to become bankrupt after failing to negotiate a tax bill with the legislature.