Why did one historian say of the presidential election of 1876 "that the democrats stole the election first and the republicans stole it back"?

honestly i really it keep confusion down on some sides

yes

explanation:

the fighting words doctrine, in united states constitutional law, is a limitation to freedom of speech as protected by the first amendment to the united states constitution. in 1942, the u.s. supreme court established the doctrine by a 9–0 decision in chaplinsky v. new hampshire.