My parents were quite different than yours.They,too,were FDR democrats.And having been Irish Catholics (from Boston,no less) they were *thrilled* with JFK.But once they got a look at McGovern,RFK and the swill dropping acid from coast to coast in the mid/late 60's they were solid for Nixon.And they never looked back.
“But once they got a look at McGovern,RFK and the swill dropping acid from coast to coast in the mid/late 60’s they were solid for Nixon.And they never looked back.”
Good for them...they put the country first.