Irish-American Facts
From the 1830s into the 1960s, Irish Catholics voted with the Democratic party 80 to 95 percent of the time, with the exception of the election of 1920, when Irish Catholics were particularly outraged at the policies of outgoing Democratic president Woodrow Wilson, and so voted for Republica Warren G. Harding over Democrat James M. Cox in the election.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
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