Lyndon “Bane” Johnson was homegrown Texan; his political machine was massive. Texas has had a Democrat problem since the Civil War.
The evil LBJ produced the 1954 Amendment [501(c)3] - The New 30 Pieces of Silver - that greedy pastors took in exchange for their silence.
I’m old enough to remember the LBJ machine....and so did JFK.
If you know what I mean.