That is indeed correct on all counts.
The switch from democrat to Republican in the South has much to do with the passing of the Yankee-hating generations. To vote Republican was scandalous and treacherous to the South. Now, time has healed those wounds.
I think we can all agree that the Republicans, despite the RINOs, are the Conservatives, while the democrats are the Leftists. I was going to say liberal but there’s nothing liberal about their lock-step political correctness and socialist ideology.
Many in the South who were or are democrats are so because of allegiances to their parents and the older Dixie generation, than out of a desire to bring socialism to their home and country. After the Obama election, the scales fell off and I believe they are now seeing the light.
And yes, the media tries to portray Southern Republicans as all having a secret white robe and hood in their closets. However, as the conversion of Bell and the election of Scott and West show, that dog will no longer hunt.
Exactly. And the actions of Pelosi and Reid also helped cement the Democrat/Socialist realization in everyone's minds throughout the land. Democrat loses in 2010 have nothing to do with Obama's color. Any Democrat or Independent who loves liberty and the Constitution is now ripe for conversion. And the Republican Party can reap the rewards if they stick to conservative principles.