From 1968-2004, Southern strategy could win you elections more often than not. Now it's a liability nationally but GOP can't easily give up.
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@HeerJeet It works too well in the primaries.
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@FreddyLovesKarl Not a matter of rejecting ideas. If they change they lose base they have & don't necessarily gain new ones.
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@HeerJeet That's like an updated, un-n-worded version of the infamous Atwater quote.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@behaviorclarity On which point? That SS won't work anymore or that GOP can't easily give up?
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@HeerJeet And strategy to wind down overt racial appeals (cf Lee Atwater 1981) always gave way to immediate expediency. Now DT blows it up.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet "You used to be able to say, 'States rights! Crack! Super predators!', but now that hurts you...."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@behaviorclarity Well, I think 2012 shows that even if you do very well with white vote (59% for Romney) you can't win national election.
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@HeerJeet RIP Southern Strategy 1968-2004Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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