Southern Democrats used to be the Conservatives, while Northeastern Republicans were the Liberals.
“”””Southern Democrats used to be the Conservatives, while Northeastern Republicans were the Liberals.””””
To me California versus Texas is the best demonstration of how a socially liberal GOP state California, was destined to be absorbed by the left, while a social conservative state Texas, had the core values and the organic conservatism to survive the left.
Social conservatism and social liberalism seems to be the key to whether a peoples are by nature conservative or liberal.