??Yes...it did dissolve after that election...so? Various former 'members' did different things. There was a lot of realignment in the several years following...The point it, the **Republican** party became the major home for right-wing and racist ideology, except for other 'new' parties formed when segregationist ideas weren't welcome among the Dems. (George Wallace, for example) Orval Faubus tried to be a racist from within the Dems, but was soundly put down by LBJ.

And I believe YOU were the one who brought up 1952. I never claimed any particular relevance. I was in 7th grade in 1952, and all *I* remember was the wide belief that Eisenhower was the best choice in the wake of Korea.