The
party label is meaningless. The white South was solidly Democratic
after the Civil War, vowing never to vote for the party that liberated
the slaves. A hundred years later, the white South changed allegiances
with the advent of the civil rights movement. Richard Nixon then sealed
the transformation with his Southern Strategy, which parked Southern
whites firmly in the Republican Party.
For
the many Republicans who believe in free markets, less government and
the racial legacy of Lincoln, the question has to be asked: What do some
of society’s worst elements see in their party? It’s the coded
language, yes, the hard voices of its broadcast wing, but also actions.
Of late, this is the party that has been behind restrictive voting
measures aimed squarely at blacks. Don’t give racists anything to root
for, and they’ll crawl back under their rocks.
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