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Historian: White Flight; The New Suburban History; Spaces of the Modern City; Fog of War; One Nation Under God; Fault Lines; Voter Suppression in US Elections.

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    1. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 27 Jul 2018

      In comparison, Senator Barry Goldwater -- the conservative GOP presidential candidate who ran against LBJ in 1964 -- voted against the Civil Rights Act and campaigned on the vote. Conservatives in both parties *hated* the civil rights bill, denounced as "socialist" in this ad:pic.twitter.com/uRg4rmEVi7

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    2. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 27 Jul 2018

      Back up and look at those vote totals for the bills. You can see Democrats and Republicans on both sides. Yes, Southern Democrats in the Senate filibustered the CRA. But the only Southern Republican senator filibustered too, and the filibuster's leader soon switched to the GOP.

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    3. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 27 Jul 2018

      Kevin M. Kruse Retweeted Kevin M. Kruse

      As I showed in great detail in this thread, the new Southern Republicans in the House and Senate in the 1960s were basically indistinguishable from old Southern Democrats on matters of civil rights and segregation:https://twitter.com/KevinMKruse/status/993475148094337024 …

      Kevin M. Kruse added,

      Kevin M. KruseVerified account @KevinMKruse
      Now, again, the point here isn't that Southern Republicans were worse than Southern Democrats on civil rights; it's that they were virtually the same. On racial issues, the white South stayed constant, even as it changed its party choices over the coming decades.
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    4. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 27 Jul 2018

      On the flip side, yes, liberal and moderate Republicans did side with the majority of Democrats to pass the bills, after Dem leaders recruited them. Again, though, the real distinction is region, not party. Southern conservatives in both parties resisted it. Here's the CRA vote:pic.twitter.com/4N9SlbrSVy

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    5. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 27 Jul 2018

      All right, now we get to the heart of the matter: D'Souza and those like him point to the yes votes of liberal & moderate Republicans -- deliberately ignoring the no votes of conservatives like Goldwater -- to claim that today's *conservative* GOP is the party of civil rights.

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    6. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 27 Jul 2018

      This is ludicrous. At the time, conservatives were engaged in civil war with these liberals and moderates, trying to drive them out of the Republican Party. At the 1964 RNC, Nelson Rockefeller called out extremists in the GOP and was roundly booed:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whjyvqtoDrA …

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    7. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 27 Jul 2018

      Kevin M. Kruse Retweeted David “That’s *DR.* Commie F*ck” Walsh

      Moreover, as noted in this thread, National Review -- which still has D'Souza on its masthead -- led the charge against these liberal and moderate Republicans over the course of the 1960s.https://twitter.com/DavidAstinWalsh/status/991746051207057411 …

      Kevin M. Kruse added,

      David “That’s *DR.* Commie F*ck” Walsh @DavidAstinWalsh
      They were Republicans that the conservatives over at "National Review" *hated* with a passion. Let's look at a couple, shall we?
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    8. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 27 Jul 2018

      Over time, conservatives succeeded in cementing a new identity for the GOP, with civil rights increasingly becoming a major distinction. This was evident in public polling at the time. In 1964, only 7% saw the GOP as better on civil rights. SEVEN. PERCENT. (from @edsall)pic.twitter.com/zgPVGCBzmD

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    9. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 27 Jul 2018

      The change was equally clear in the GOP platforms: In 1960, a lengthy, detailed section on civil rights. In 1964, only a few lines. In 1968, not a *single* mention of civil rights Here, read them yourself: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=25839 … http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=25840 … http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=25841 …

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    10. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 27 Jul 2018

      So, no, the GOP was not "the party of civil rights" in the 1960s. There were, to be sure, moderates in the GOP like Romney and Rockefeller who stood up for civil rights. But Goldwater Republicans fought them for control of the party and ultimately won:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whjyvqtoDrA …

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      Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 27 Jul 2018

      In the end, it's insane that conservatives now try to reach back to reclaim votes of moderate and liberal Republicans -- whom conservatives *hated* at the time -- to provide cover for today's conservative GOP. Sorry, you didn't want them then. You don't get to claim them now.

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        1. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 27 Jul 2018

          Kevin M. Kruse Retweeted Christian Vanderbrouk

          Also, this:https://twitter.com/UrbanAchievr/status/1022617160320012288 …

          Kevin M. Kruse added,

          Christian Vanderbrouk @UrbanAchievr
          Sneaky @DineshDSouza won’t tell you he’s called for repealing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. pic.twitter.com/P2vDlC7dcO
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        1. S. Waffle‏ @SlyWaffle 27 Jul 2018
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          Also, Dinesh has explicitly advocated overturning the ‘64 CRA, so,

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        2. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 27 Jul 2018

          It was Houston, right? Given the usual heat there, I'm not sure anyone noticed.

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        2. Rebecca‏ @RebeccaINFJ11 27 Jul 2018
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          The lack of knowledge these people have regarding their own party is appalling.

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        1. Bill Hoover‏ @daHoovster 27 Jul 2018
          Replying to @KevinMKruse

          Dinesh is like the toddler that just can not stop himself from touching a hot stove. Burned every time, but...

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        1. Princess Pricklepants  🦔‏ @PPricklepants 27 Jul 2018
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          Princess Pricklepants  🦔 Retweeted Dinesh D'Souza

          They only claim them when it's convenient. Usually the moderate/liberal Republicans are RINOs who D'Souza is the first to vilify.https://twitter.com/DineshDSouza/status/930939382667796480 …

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          Dinesh D'SouzaVerified account @DineshDSouza
          Replying to @jaime1107
          This merely shows Eisenhower was a RINO. He only courted GOP to get the nomination on the basis of his war record
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        1. Dreamweasel‏ @Dreamweasel 27 Jul 2018
          Replying to @KevinMKruse

          Kruse tells the whole story. He wants to give you the complete picture. D’Souza et al cherry-pick the facts THEY like, just to advance their narrative. (Republicans Good; Democrats Bad.) It’s not even close.

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