1.0Dr. Carol Swain | Author | Speaker | TV Commentatorhttps://carolmswain.comCarol Swainhttps://carolmswain.com/author/swaincm/Why Did the Democratic South Become Republican? - Dr. Carol Swain | Author | Speaker | TV Commentatorrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kBPTtDvUgc"><a href="https://carolmswain.com/2017/07/democratic-south-become-republican/">Why Did the Democratic South Become Republican?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://carolmswain.com/2017/07/democratic-south-become-republican/embed/#?secret=kBPTtDvUgc" width="600" height="338" title="“Why Did the Democratic South Become Republican?” — Dr. Carol Swain | Author | Speaker | TV Commentator" data-secret="kBPTtDvUgc" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The South used to vote Democrat. Now it votes Republican. Why the switch? Was it, as some people say, because the GOP decided to appeal to racist whites? What was the Southern Strategy?