The author goes on to state not all in the GOP are racist, but the Republicans do have a strong history of...

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The author goes on to state not all in the GOP are racist, but the Republicans do have a strong history of dog-whistling racist views and supporting racist agendas.

After the bill passed, Strom Thurmond left the Democratic Party, as did many Southern whites. In 1968, he teamed up with Richard Nixon, the 1968 Republican presidential candidate, and convinced Nixon that a Republican could win the South if he was willing to dog-whistle racism to the Southern voters.

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https://www.theroot.com/how-the-republican-party-became-the-party-of-racism-1827779221/amp?__twitter_impression=true

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Bill Brayman said…
That's a pretty interesting read about how the democrats and republicans switched sides.
September 1, 2018 at 8:01 PM
Jason ON said…
Bill Brayman it's just one of those things a lot of people don't understand. They think the party's ideologies have been the same since inception, but in reality, they've altered based on need. The GOP used to be a liberal party and then it moved Right as it sought the votes of southern Americans and Dixiecrats. The Dems, on the other hand, moved Left as they tried to capture more of the north/northeast vote. Now, some would say the Dems are fairly centrist (Obama and Bill Clinton both being centrists) and the Republicans have moved over into wackado territory.
September 1, 2018 at 8:11 PM
Bill Brayman said…
That's weird, I don't remember the republicans being liberal at all, and certainly not progressive. But i guess that must have been 50 years ago.
September 1, 2018 at 11:04 PM
Sibyl L said…
Bill Brayman Well, what 'liberal' meant 50 yrs ago is quite a bit different from what it means now...
September 2, 2018 at 5:53 AM
Bill Brayman said…
Sibyl L How is it different then vs now? I thought republicans were always conservative in the sense of keeping traditional ways and keeping government small.
September 2, 2018 at 1:46 PM
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