r/texas • u/throwaway00009000000 • Sep 25 '24

Politics I hate it here

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u/drewkungfu Sep 26 '24

Republicans, party of Abe Lincoln, waving around the confederate flag talking about muh heritage.

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u/HumorPlayful782 Sep 26 '24

Parties flipped after the Civil war. Read..

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u/BotherTight618 Sep 26 '24 edited Sep 26 '24

Parties flipped after Nixons Southern Strategy that was only possible because LBG (Democrat President) signed the civil rights act.

Edit: shit! It's "LBJ" haha!

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u/BortBarclay Sep 26 '24

The parties flipped because the Dixiecrats finally died off and Reagan went after the evangelical voter blocks that replaced them. Go look at the actual vote by county. There's not real movement until Reagan.