The GOP made a conscious effort after 1968 to cultivate white resentment & ignore minority voters ….
@speechboy71 Isn't 1964 the inflection point more than 1968. I suppose 1964 conservatives took over party and 1968 whole party joined in
-
-
@HeerJeet@speechboy71 In '64 GOP decided "to hunt where the ducks are" with white voters. Post-mortems after said it was a disaster and /1 -
@HeerJeet@speechboy71 Nixon tried to avoid overtly following suit. "Silent Majority" always nominally included blacks, at least. /2
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
@HeerJeet Whole party didn't join in. Moderates like Rocky and Romney thought party should still try to win black votes -
@HeerJeet And in 68, Nixon avoided overtly racial appeals. That was the inflection point - party could have gone either way post 64 - Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.