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The last time a Democrat held that seat? Also Strom Thurmond.
More context for anyone unfamiliar, Thurmond headed the Dixiecrat movement that splintered from the Democratic party after Truman moved to end racial segregation. He would later join the Republican party in opposition of the Civil Rights Act.
Also why Lincoln means republicans have “a great relationship with ‘the blacks’”.