Yes, they switched. It’s like magic.
And they seem to truly believe it.
The words “Southern Strategy” is all they need.
Point out Bill Clinton’s progressive Democrat mentor, the famous Senator William Fulbright, was a segregationist who never switched parties and you get silence - or acknowledgement that he didn’t but all the others did, they’ll say.
Point out Al Gore’s segregationist Senator father filibustered the 1964 Civil Rights bill and he didn’t change parties, nor did his politician son. Again, yes, but he’s an exception.
Go through dozens of racist liberal southern Democrats who had long careers and continued to be elected well after the civil rights era, they never changed parties.
Still, no matter.
Get to Strom Thurmond and a-ha — see that proves it all.
I’ve never managed to give more than one example before the lib either start shrieking LIAR!!! or slammed the phone down.
It’s like showing a cross to a vampire, sorta.
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