this may sound extreme, but I think the Republicans started to do downhill in1878, with pulling federal troops out of the south and that foul-ball stolen Tilden/Hayes election. I say this also understanding that, until, say, my lifetime, a huge piece of the Democratic party were down south and hardly very "liberal." and TR's Progressiv…
this may sound extreme, but I think the Republicans started to do downhill in1878, with pulling federal troops out of the south and that foul-ball stolen Tilden/Hayes election. I say this also understanding that, until, say, my lifetime, a huge piece of the Democratic party were down south and hardly very "liberal." and TR's Progressivism, has always struck me as a tad too "elitist" (better word, anyone?), which you can hardly hold against him...
this may sound extreme, but I think the Republicans started to do downhill in1878, with pulling federal troops out of the south and that foul-ball stolen Tilden/Hayes election. I say this also understanding that, until, say, my lifetime, a huge piece of the Democratic party were down south and hardly very "liberal." and TR's Progressivism, has always struck me as a tad too "elitist" (better word, anyone?), which you can hardly hold against him...
The "southern Democrats" are today's far right Republican party in the south.