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The criticism of court-ordered busing was part of Nixon's "Southern Strategy," which was a political strategy aimed at winning the support of white Southern voters by appealing to their racial prejudices and fears.
Nixon opposed the practice of busing to desegregate schools and instead favored "neighborhood schools" as a way to promote school integration without forced busing.
Nixon believed that the issue of busing could be used to mobilize white voters and undermine the Democratic Party's traditional hold on the South. The criticism of court-ordered busing and the larger Southern Strategy were highly controversial and widely criticized as racist and divisive.