these are words that politicians use to rearticulate representations of racial differences in nonracial terms. some of the code words we hear in american politics today, particularly among conservatives are when a candidate is tough on crime. state's rights arguments. we support the state having more power than the federal government. the federal government is taking away power from the states. anti-bussing during the time. law and order. crime and punishment. urban crime. voting blocs and the protection of property rights. and so i would attribute wallace with the beginning of the use of code words in american politics. which still exist today. the next time we have an election,o ought to pay attention to how many times candidates use those terms. by 1970, he ran for governor again. he won albert brewer. he used the race to his advantage. by 1971, he made somewhat of a change. he was remarried. she refined his image. and he actually stated to reporters that he never believed in segregation. so here you have this man who started out as a populist. would be described as a socialist. with