Nevertheless, the proclamation landed like a bombshell on the American public. Republicans praised it, Democrats denounced it, some officers and soldiers in the Union army welcomed it, others including General George B. ..…

While Solid Liberals are predominantly white, minorities make up greater shares of New Coalition Democrats –who include nearly equal numbers 0f whites, African Americans and Hispanics – and Hard-Pressed Democrats, who are about a third African American. ... New Coalition..…

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