Gotta love the spin here. In other words, the switch is all a result of the GOP's "racist" strategy.
That was the first thing that jumped out at me, too. It can’t be because the Rats have been overtaken by extreme leftists like Pelosi and Reid and Obama. NOOOOO! It MUST be because the southerners and Republicans are all RACISTS!
If you want to see racism, go to New York, Philadelphia, or any large northern city.