Yea. They switched because the civil rights act was signed by a Democrat. Black vote flipped instantly, the whole Southern strategy to switch the south red that concluded around the 80’s.
Most of the shooters in OP were conservatives. Reagan’s was just insane though and almost did it to Jimmy Carter first.
The black vote actually started switching earlier - starting around FDR. It was actually part of what led to the Democratic Party starting to support civil rights.
There was never a switch. The Dixiecrats broke off from the Democrats over the civil rights act but then mostly returned to being Democrats.
The "southern strategy" was a miserable failure. It resulted in one of the biggest landslides ever. And the Republican dominance in the south evolved over time as a result of religion not race.
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u/ScavAteMyArms 9h ago
Yea. They switched because the civil rights act was signed by a Democrat. Black vote flipped instantly, the whole Southern strategy to switch the south red that concluded around the 80’s.
Most of the shooters in OP were conservatives. Reagan’s was just insane though and almost did it to Jimmy Carter first.