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republicans gained the white house back in 1952
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john f kennedy recapture presidency for the democracy
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At the same time the Republicans were making changes, the Democrats began changing the rules governing how presidential candidates are nominated in ways that profoundly altered the distribution of power within the party.
As a consequence, the Republicans became a bureaucratized party and the Democrats became a factionalized one. -
Republicans began to convert their national party into a well-financed, highly staffed organization devoted to finding and electing Republican candidates, especially to Congress.
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oswalds shot and killed kennedy
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Johnson became president. he won a full term while crushing republican barry goldwater of arizona
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the Democrats began to suspect that an efficient buraucracy was better than a collection of warring factions, and so they made an effort to emulate the Republicans.
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retained the white house in 1972
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Nixon's actions and subsequent resignation from the office of president during his second term would injure the reputation of the Republican party, leading to the election of Democrat Jimmy Carter after Ford finished his term.
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The election of Ronald Reagan during the Iran hostage crisis and a failing economy brought about changes in the government's regulation of the economy, reduced government spending, and lower taxes. His popularity led to Republican domination for the following two presidential elections.