"Support of Southern Whites?" They've got the black vote - what do they need us for?
At this point, can Democrats even be sure of holding the loyalty of an overwhelming majority of the Americans of African descent much longer?
The Democrats have trouble mustering any kind of a coalition to challenge the rise in general prosperity, all their rhetoric to the contrary. When there is talk of phasing out a reduction in tax rates, more and more people realize this is directly a pay reduction from what they now are receiving. Things have only recently gotten easier, why vote to return to hardship?