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GulfCoast66

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20. Yeah, your probably correct.

Reply to customerserviceguy (Reply #19)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 10:28 PM

Jul 2019

But not sure the break would have been as complete. The Democratic Party held sway in the South for 140 years. And they actually liked what FDR did. All forgotten now.

Without the Wallace bridge I’m not so sure the party would have been as destroyed in the south as it was.

But like you say...we will never know.

Interesting conversation and I think somewhere in that line of thought is a chance for a resurgence in the South. I keep hoping that the predictions of C. Vann Woodward will be just 80 years late in Coming to fruition! But am not optimistic

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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I am not a historian but I was aware at the time of President Johnson's Great Society and Civil [View all] wasupaloopa Jul 2019 OP

So we should have not passed the civil rights act, medicare, medicaid the voting rights act, etc? Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #1

I did not say that. I said talk about the risks too Johnson said he will lose the South. wasupaloopa Jul 2019 #2

It's a lot more complicated than that. Since FDR in 1932, the far right appalachiablue Jul 2019 #7

So Clinton and Obama and Carter were conservatives? Voltaire2 Jul 2019 #9

The corporate media T.V. in particular is what led to Reagan. Uncle Joe Jul 2019 #3

Yes, we lost seats after Obamacare. MaryMagdaline Jul 2019 #4

At the time the Senate was 62-38 and House was 262-172, both huge Democratic majorities. George II Jul 2019 #5

thank you. I wrote the same in an earlier post OKNancy Jul 2019 #11

Pete B has it right Cosmocat Jul 2019 #6

An urban legend says LBJ stated "we've lost the south for a generation." wyldwolf Jul 2019 #8

There are enough urban legends about LBJ to be a volume of Caro's series! Otto Lidenbrock Jul 2019 #14

I like to pretend most are true. :) wyldwolf Jul 2019 #15

He's the most fascinating man to be president IMO Otto Lidenbrock Jul 2019 #16

I agree! And I think as that generation passes GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #17

It may not have been backlash against them customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #10

Wallace got the Dixiecrat vote TexasBushwhacker Jul 2019 #12

The Dixiecrats customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #13

Man, that's says a lot in a few sentences! GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #18

Maybe, maybe not customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #19

Yeah, your probably correct. GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #20

FDR customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #21

FDR did not want to do it in the middle of a world war. GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #22

Yes, that is correct. n/t customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #23