Selma had both moderate and hardline segregationists in its white power structure. Southern segregationists fought back to block reform. He clashed with the many segregationists from the South in his party. Lott sided with the segregationists who defeated the amendment. The many segregationists who had supported Carter during the race felt betrayed. The Freedom Riders traveled deep into the south and were attacked by segregationists along Alabama. Many segregationists believed the ruling would lead to interracial dating and marriage. They were opposed by segregationists including the police. These actions earned him the enmity of hard-line segregationists. Morrison questioned Davis's change in campaign strategy and also appealed to segregationists. He was supported by segregationists Tom Brady, George Wallace and Leander Perez. Dodd said that Rainach hurt him "with the scared white segregationists". The Stanley plan had the support of the more extreme segregationists in Virginia as well. After his coverage, a crowd of angry segregationists would follow him. But the moderate segregationists, too, had some early successes.