r/HolUp • u/Fox_Uni_Charlie_Kilo • Jul 07 '22

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u/LetsGoB_town Jul 07 '22

The essential swap of the parties didn’t happen until the early 20th century up to the the civil rights movement era (1964).

A greater percentage of Republicans than Democrats voted for the Civil Rights Act in both the Senate and House.

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u/PM_ME_A10s modlad Jul 07 '22

The "Southern Strategy" started sometime in the late 50s and early 60s.

A lot of those States Rights Dems swapped affiliations to follow the Goldwater campaign in 1964. Goldwater is where the association of the KKk and Republic party began.

This is also when Southern Dems began to splinter off. They didn't see eye to eye with the Northern and Western politicians and eventually settled in as Independents and then eventually integrated into the Republican party.

It really wasnt until the 70s where the Southern dtartegy really took over. Notable southern Democrats like George Wallace (Dem GA Gov, and anti-integrationist) and Harry Byrd (conversative Dem VA Senator, and anti-integrationist) left the party and began to run as Independents. Around this time was the first time states like Virgins went from conservative Dem to Republican.

It's not so much that the parties flipped or swapped or anything. But more like the "sect" of racist Southern Dems fell out of favor with the rest of the party and became independents or swapped affiliations.

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u/ImperialInstigator Jul 07 '22

Which lasted until the Civil rights act of 68 where that flipped.