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Post #34 also further illistrates my point about Clinton/Gore's rise to power and contradicts your theory that the only people who voted for them in the south were blacks and "yankee" transplants. Certainly, Clinton could not have won 70+% of the vote in Arkansas without winning over so-called "consevative" (in name only) white Dixiecrats. Ditto with Carter, Wilson, and so forth.

They despise Clinton NOW, but that's because the modern Clinton is known for being President of the United States, a federal office. Clinton and Gore ran on quite a different tone ("I'm pro-life! Really!") when they were seeking statewide office, and had the racist Dixiecrats eating out of their hands.

Southern Republicans, on the other hand, hated Slick Willie during the ol' days, but unfortunately had no statewide power back in the 70s when they had a chance to stop him. I'm not a big fan of Bill Frist, but I am fortuante that his state was at least smart enough to jump off the Dixiecrat platation decades before the "more conservative" deep south. In the 1920s, Tennessee was leaning conservative Republican turf. Probably explains why Clinton and Carter easily won their "conservative" home states but TN threw out but Al Bore Sr. and Jr. after seeing their "leadership" in action.

I am afraid this is mostly an exercise in self delusion. None of the listed Dems has done anything near what Lott did in the last 20 years, and it is all GOP spin. This whole bit that some white Dems are racist fellow travelers too is really quite silly, and simply embarrasses Pubbies, at least this one. This whole line of attack should be dropped. We are better than that. JMO.

In the 1920s, Tennessee was leaning conservative Republican turf. Probably explains why Clinton and Carter easily won their "conservative" home states but TN threw out but Al Bore Sr. and Jr. after seeing their "leadership" in action.

I think eastern Tennessee was pro-Republican and pro-Unionist even in Civil War days.Not much slavery was going on in the mountains.