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Originally Posted by ilnjscb
Then why was the south a democrat bastion for so long? It sort of blows that theory. The red states as they are now happened recently in the context of US history.
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Originally Posted by epitome
Because the parties used to be the opposite of what they are today.
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The Jim Crow Southern Democrats began moving to the Republican Party when the Democrats pushed the Civil Rights Act and began desegregating the Public Schools.
So "YES". It was and still is because of Racism.
Even many of my former friends from Ohio and Michigan turned out to be very ""conservative"". Once the Republican Party stood for a strong Republic and Equal Rights. But many of the folks I grew up with absolutely buy the new Party line. They believe that the vast majority of persons of color, whether black, brown or yellow is looking for a Government handout and constitutes a threat to their way of life.
Their own Political Party refers to them as 'The Least Informed Voters" and targets them with raving radical Radio & TV talk show talking heads. They are running around Facebook spouting off about investing in Gold and Ammo for the next four years. Their ignorance and racism is no joke.
But they are parroting Glenn Beck, a Mormon. Mormons believe it is acceptable to lie if it benefits their Church. Which also explains Mitt Romney's ever changing political positions.
But the vast majority of these so called conservatives come from States with the lowest Ranked School Test results, lowest wages and largest populaces of Crank cooking Oxycoton popping trailer park welfare recipients.
As for the wealthy Republicans, the least informed voters are just meat puppets who they manipulate to keep taxes low.
Yes, we spend more Federal Dollars on Social Programs in the Grey States (You can call them Red, but they are still Johnny Rebs) than we do in the Blue.
That's why I left the Republican Party after 30 years and became an independent.