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Given his role in Republicanization through the Shivercrat movement, how realistic would it be for him to be the first switcher instead of Strom Thurmond? His racial baggage is minimal- apparently he was an agnostic "could teach it flat or teach it round" on that subject. IOTL he supported Republicans after 1960 but never switched parties. Could he have a high profile in the GOP?