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19 October, 12:29

How did Richard Nixon initiate a new era in American politics? by attracting conservative Southern voters to the Republican Party by freely giving up executive power that he believed was too great by becoming the first Vice President to win a presidential election by running as a successful third-party presidential candidate

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  1. 19 October, 14:33
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    Among the options given on the question the correct answer is option A.

    A. by attracting conservative Southern voters to the Republican Party

    Explanation: Richard Nixon was the 37th president of United States of America. He was elected as the president in 1969 and served until 1973. He was re elected in in 1973 and later in 1974 he was impeached for the Watergate scandal.

    However, he initiated a whole new era in the American politics by attracting the conservative Southern voters to the Republican party. Because the southern voters were known as the vote bank of the democratic party for the conservative Southern Democratic leaders who strongly supported the racial segregation laws.

    But Richard Nixon initiated a policy which is known as the Southern Strategy in the American politics. They came to a realignment with the southern white leaders who strongly supported the Jim Craw laws and this realignment indicated the silent the support of Republican party to the white supremacy. This fact attracted the voters of the south into the republican party.
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