Word: faubusing
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Much more indicative of his strength is the increased barrage of attacks on Faubus by his opponents who in the last two weeks have virtually ignored Rockefeller who should be very vulnerable in this overwhelmingly Democratic state...
None of them hanp unduly on Faubus's handling of the Little Rock school incident of 1957. If they do, they take care to stress the unwanted notoriety he gained for the state and Little Rock. They know that his popularity was never stronger than in the years following the crisis and they know that Rockefeller has a prior claim on the black vote...
...black candidate, 34-year-old college president Rev. R. J. Hampton, is backed by Faubus's chief financial supporter and has ties with the conservative wing of the state Republican party usually at odds with Rockefeller...
...Faubus, if he wins, should be at no financial disadvantage, however; he will be able to call on his old supporters, who include the wealthiest businessmen in the state, to fill his campaign needs...
...came to the state in 1949, so the story goes, and "fell in love" with the country. He stayed, established business interests, took part in state government (ironically under the auspices of Faubus at first), and finally became governor, reviving the Republican party...