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GarySanDiego's avatar

Actually, I was wondering if Kevin Phillips had grappled with the legacy of the Southern Strategy. I know that he was very disgusted with the Bush family, and wrote a book detailing the family’s role in financing the Nazis. Phillips seemed to have been a Main Street Republican, and was deeply suspicious of Walk Street, the financial sector, and the “awl bidness.” I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t be a MAGA type but he did certainly set in motion the conditions for Trumpism to exist.

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TCinLA's avatar

Phillips did finally decry the Southern Strategy.

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David Levine's avatar

I wouldn't be surprised if Phillips has stopped referring to himself as a Republican...I'll check.

I did...he's been registered as an Independent for DECADES.

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GarySanDiego's avatar

I need to find that.

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