... affirmative action and immigration laws. He cites a Texas survey of the majority of Republican and Democratic members of the House. On a scale from 1 to 4, with 4 being least important, the average score for "helping minorities" was ranked last at 3.46 and "helping your party" was ranked first at 1.66 in Republican votes. The Democratic House members scored "helping minorities" at 2.06 ranking ... reputation of supporting the white working class to focusing on the ethnic and impoverished voting groups during the 1960s. She also argues that the Republican Party did not receive enough cre...

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