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 | | November 2, 2004, Bush was re-elected, for the first time winning the popular vote (by three percentage points), while Republicans gained seats in both houses of Congress, leaving Democrats in disarray. |
 | | For the older Republican Party, which is now known as the Democratic Republican Party, see |
 | | For a brief period, Republicans assumed control of Southern politics (due especially to the former slaves receiving the vote while it was denied to many whites who had participated in the Confederacy), forcing drastic reforms and frequently giving former slaves positions in government. |
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