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Originally Posted by tjinaz
Read your history. Who really passed the Civil rights amendment? Was it the Dems in the 60s or the Repubs? Whose side was Johnson really voting against? I think you will find it was the Dems in the south that favored segregation and that was their Waterloo. What are now considered Republican and Democrat core issues have switched remarkably since then.
In vast swaths of America not called NYC or LA, Liberal is still a dirty word. Especially in the south. Texas and Florida are just as big as NY and CA voting wise and the demographics favor the Sun belt. Not to mention the giant swing in local elections that will decide the borders of congressional districts. There is trend here that looks a lot like 1994, but it seems the Repubs have learned and are specifically targeting Obama unlike Clinton.
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You're confusing liberal and Democratic. Johnson was more liberal than Obama. Obviously things were a little different then and Johnson lost huge support from the South for that. That's strength. Obama has tried to please everyone, and pleased no one. That's weakness.
The trend is not like 1994. The Democrats have lost the popular vote for Presidency once in the past 5 elections. Not only that but the Republicans have no platform and the United States is actually in huge trouble this time. The Republicans have no idea what they are doing when it comes to actually governing. They haven't presented a good piece of legislation in years. How will they handle the economy, healthcare, unemployment insurance and sell out to the corporations? People will not take doing nothing for an answer. People will not accept losing their Medicare and social security while the banking industry makes record profits. They will not accept not having a job.
The last time they were in charge they wrecked everything. If I had to guess, this is a blip in future Democratic dominance. That's what everyone should hope anyway, otherwise the collapse of the US is pending. I'm totally serious. The Republican Party is entirely corrupt and will ruin the country if allowed to govern.