Original sentence: "Taddy" Aycock, who ran as an independent that year, meaning that though he was a Democrat, he was not allied with a gubernatorial candidate.Duval, a  longtime personal friend of Morrison's, was defeated by his St.Each time, he was strongly opposed in the northern half of the state because of his perceived liberal views, particularly on race (though he was a declared segregationist), and his Catholicism
Edited sentence: "Taddy" Aycock.Aycock ran as an independent that year, meaning that though he was a Democrat, he was not allied with a gubernatorial candidate.Duval, a longtime personal friend of Morrison's, also lost and was defeated by his St.Each time he ran, he was strongly opposed in the northern half of the state because of his perceived liberal views, particularly on race (though he was a declared segregationist), and his Catholicism