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ap: The Republican Party took a wrong turn in 1964. Itap still living with that decision.

The Party of Lincoln turned from Civil Rights to court southern white voters

Sen. Barry Goldwater, left, watches as Texas Republicans demonstrate as he spoke at their convention in Dallas, June 16, 1964. Goldwater is the front-running candidate for the GOP presidential nomination and virtually assured of receiving Texas' 56 votes to the National Convention.
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Sen. Barry Goldwater, left, watches as Texas Republicans demonstrate as he spoke at their convention in Dallas, June 16, 1964. Goldwater is the front-running candidate for the GOP presidential nomination and virtually assured of receiving Texas’ 56 votes to the National Convention.
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Parties make choices. History throws them a set of circumstances to deal with, but how they play that hand is a matter of internal party decisions. And those decisions aren’t just short-term campaign choices; they will echo for decades to come.
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