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More surprising, though less ominous than the Tydings defeat, was Everett M. Dirksen's victory over Scott Lucas in Illinois. Lucas, Senate majority leader, voted in favor of the McCurran anti-communist bill and toned down many of the Administration's policies when he returned home to campaign. He still lost by 250,000 votes in a state that went entirely Democratic, even for state offices...
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