The GOP made a conscious effort after 1968 to cultivate white resentment & ignore minority voters ….
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@speechboy71 Isn't 1964 the inflection point more than 1968. I suppose 1964 conservatives took over party and 1968 whole party joined in2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet And in 68, Nixon avoided overtly racial appeals. That was the inflection point - party could have gone either way post 641 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@speechboy71 That makes sense. Nixon's journey to the dark side from 1960 to 1968 is fascinating.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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@speechboy71 Yep. That's one reason why I don't agree with the tendency to dismiss Trump as guy with no chance & hence unimportant.
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