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Word: nixiecrat (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1968-1968
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...Nixiecrat. The Southerners are now attempting to keep Humphrey from breaking toward the liberal side in his effort to mollify the followers of Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern. Last week a group of party leaders proposed a Southern running mate for Humphrey, mentioning seven prospects by name.* Humphrey preferred to remain politely vague. Nonetheless, in Mississippi he is backing the biracial insurgent delegate slate, a direct slap at the old-time leaders. And last week he coined the term Nixiecrat to disparage Nixon's association with conservative Southerners like Thurmond, who led the Dixiecrat revolt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The South: Coy, with Clout | 8/23/1968 | See Source »

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