Talk:Nixon v. Herndon

Nixon v. Herndon
Texas was never a one-party state contrary to your edit here in Nixon v. Herndon. The Republican party in Texas goes back to 1867 and between 1896 and 1950, three Republicans were elected to Congress from the state. One of whom, Harry Wurzbach, served for approximately a decade....William 21:08, 1 November 2012 (UTC)


 * The Republican Party may have started in 1867, but after Reconstruction, the University of Texas says that the Democratic Party dominated. In 1901 the legislature passed a poll tax, which caused a decline in voting by poor minorities and whites. <<By the early 20th century, the Democratic Party in Texas started using a "white primary," which the state legislature authorized in 1923.("Historical Barriers to Voting", in Texas Politics, University of Texas: url=http://texaspolitics.laits.utexas.edu/html/vce/0503.html//archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080402060131/http://texaspolitics.laits.utexas.edu/html/vce/0503.html) Since the Democratic Party dominated the state after 1900 for decades, the "white primary" provision reduced what little minority participation there was as the primaries were the true competitive contest. These provisions extended deep into the 20th century.("Barriers to Voting") >> When the primary is the effective contest, it is essentially a one-party state.Parkwells (talk) 22:31, 1 November 2012 (UTC)


 * If the author makes that conclusion, quote the portions of the author's text saying so and add it to the citation. It also defuses accusations of original research synthesis WhisperToMe (talk) 21:27, 4 November 2012 (UTC)