[Phantom Lord]

We were solidly Democratic because Lincoln and his Reconstructionists were Republicans.

And many southerners to this day refuse to vote for a republican because of it. I don't have enough fingers and toes to count how many native North Carolinians I know who vote democrat because their mother, grandmother, great grandmother, etc... were democrats and they would "roll over in their grave if I ever voted for a republican." Talk about making an educated decision when voting.

[JD86]

many southerners to this day refuse to vote for a republican because of it.

and how many old Confederacy states did George W. Bush carry in the last Presidental election?