The Party Switch Lie

[Legion]

It is telling that the South Carolina governor who called for the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the state Capitol was a Republican.

Ike won three southern states in 1952 and five in 1956, when he won the popular vote in the region. And he did it while supporting civil rights.

In 1960, Richard Nixon more or less held the gains in the region, after the Republican Party had supported civil rights legislation.

How was this possible?

1964 wasn’t a point of radical departure. Republicans steadily gained strength as the old DEMOCRAT-dominated south — poorly educated, heavily rural, fearful of outside industry — figuratively and literally died off.

Jimmy Carter still nearly swept the South in 1976.

Bill Clinton was very competitive in the region, and won four Southern states in 1992.

Republicans didn’t take a majority of Southern congressional seats until 1994, and for the most part, didn’t make major inroads in southern state legislatures until the 1980s and 1990s.

Not until 2010 did they even gain unified control of the Alabama state Legislature.


https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/06/the-southern-lie-119406/

[Yakuda]

It is telling that the South Carolina governor who called for the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the state Capitol was a Republican.

Ike won three southern states in 1952 and five in 1956, when he won the popular vote in the region. And he did it while supporting civil rights.

In 1960, Richard Nixon more or less held the gains in the region, after the Republican Party had supported civil rights legislation.

How was this possible?

1964 wasn’t a point of radical departure. Republicans steadily gained strength as the old DEMOCRAT-dominated south — poorly educated, heavily rural, fearful of outside industry — figuratively and literally died off.

Jimmy Carter still nearly swept the South in 1976.

Bill Clinton was very competitive in the region, and won four Southern states in 1992.

Republicans didn’t take a majority of Southern congressional seats until 1994, and for the most part, didn’t make major inroads in southern state legislatures until the 1980s and 1990s.

Not until 2010 did they even gain unified control of the Alabama state Legislature.


https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/06/the-southern-lie-119406/

I bet the cockroaches will scurry away from this

[Nordberg]

There are over 100,000 reds who dropped the Repub party since the election.

[Legion]

There are over 100,000 reds who dropped the Repub party since the election.

Is that so?

What does that have to do with the topic?

Naturally, I'll understand if you cannot explain, Nerdberg.

[Geeko Sportivo]

What is the Republican Party doing to attract minority Voters to their party in the South?

Name 3 things? Name two?

Never mind- JUST NAME ONE THING IF YOU CAN THINK OF IT!

[Legion]

What is the Republican Party doing to attract minority Voters to their party in the South? Name 3 things? Name two? Never mind- JUST NAME ONE THING IF YOU CAN THINK OF IT!

I don't think that classifying people by race and pandering is something the GOP wants to do.

What does that have to do with the topic?

Naturally, I'll understand if you cannot explain, Weeko.

[Hawkeye10]

What is the Republican Party doing to attract minority Voters to their party in the South?

Name 3 things? Name two?

Never mind- JUST NAME ONE THING IF YOU CAN THINK OF IT!

Keeping in mind that the R's did very well with Puerto Ricans in Florida, a great many of whom have recently fled that failing island....which has scared the shit out of D's....because they never dreamed that could happen.

Trump saw gains among Florida Puerto Ricans. They say Democrats ‘don’t hear us’

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/pol...247106087.html

[Nordberg]

Keeping in mind that the R's did very well with Puerto Ricans in Florida, a great many of whom have recently fled that failing island....which has scared the shit out of D's....because they never dreamed that could happen.




https://www.miamiherald.com/news/pol...247106087.html

Puerto Ricans. There you go. That massive demographic shows the Dems can never win another election.

[Legion]

Puerto Ricans. There you go. That massive demographic shows the Dems can never win another election.

This has nothing to do with that, Nerdberg.

[Hawkeye10]

Please don't enable Weeko's thread derailment tactics.

Oh I think it is worthwhile to point out that the D's insistence that they are going to always beat R's going forwards "because demographics" not only never was credible, but that recent election results also shoot that belief all to Hell.

[Geeko Sportivo]

Please don't enable Weeko's thread derailment tactics.

Don't ever confuse THREAD-BUSTING with Thread derailment!

[Legion]

Don't ever confuse THREAD-BUSTING with Thread derailment!

Non sequitur.

[Legion]

Oh I think it is worthwhile.

I don't, and it's my thread.

[archives]

It is telling that the South Carolina governor who called for the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the state Capitol was a Republican.

Ike won three southern states in 1952 and five in 1956, when he won the popular vote in the region. And he did it while supporting civil rights.

In 1960, Richard Nixon more or less held the gains in the region, after the Republican Party had supported civil rights legislation.

How was this possible?

1964 wasn’t a point of radical departure. Republicans steadily gained strength as the old DEMOCRAT-dominated south — poorly educated, heavily rural, fearful of outside industry — figuratively and literally died off.

Jimmy Carter still nearly swept the South in 1976.

Bill Clinton was very competitive in the region, and won four Southern states in 1992.

Republicans didn’t take a majority of Southern congressional seats until 1994, and for the most part, didn’t make major inroads in southern state legislatures until the 1980s and 1990s.

Not until 2010 did they even gain unified control of the Alabama state Legislature.


https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/06/the-southern-lie-119406/

Wrong (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy)

[Legion]

Wrong (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy)

Oddly, nothing in your linked source appears to contradict the OP. I suppose that's why you failed to post a rebuttal.

Poor Anchovies.