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Ticket Splitting In Arkansas Elections, Chase Carmichael
Ticket Splitting In Arkansas Elections, Chase Carmichael
Honors Theses
The Republican Party is sweeping the South, or is it? Throughout the Old South Republicans have been making gains in an area that has traditionally been a bastion of Democratic strength in American politics. While Arkansas may appear to be following this trend, in reality GOP gains in the Natural State may be only superficial. Despite strong showings by Republican candidates for higher offices in Arkansas, a GOP contender has yet to win a statewide office past the Lieutenant Governor's race.
This research paper examines "ticket splitting" in Arkansas elections. Ticket splitting is the practice of voting for candidates of …
The Truman Victory Of 1948, David Edwin Wallace
The Truman Victory Of 1948, David Edwin Wallace
OBU Graduate Theses
The results of the Presidential election of 1948 produced one of the most stunning upsets in the history of elections in the United States. The odds against Harry S. Truman's winning re- election were considerable. As President, he was following one of the outstanding politicians in American history, Franklin Delano Roosevelt .
In April of 1948, disaffected New Dealers and many city political bosses, feeling that Truman could not win the election, attempted to convince first General Dwight D. Eisenhower and then Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas to run for President on the Democratic ticket. Up until the time …