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Originally Posted by ShaniFaye
but also....georgia has primarily been a democrat state...our current gov is the first republican gov since 1868
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A common state of affairs throughout the South. Here in Texas, it is the first time that our Lege has been Republican in forever.
But you have to remember that the Conservative Southern Democrat is no longer a large force in the party having either defected to the Republicans whose views they more closely match, or simply have retired/died off.
The parties have changed over time, and they undoubtably will continue to change over time. That's why I will never be a life-long or 'Yellow-Dog' Democrat. If the Democratic Party or a Democratic Candidate stops offering the closest representation of my political will, I will vote for whomever does. It's silly to marry a party because parties aren't faithful.
Regardless, to say Georgia or North Texas used to be long time Democratic strongholds doesn't mean that they are or ever were liberal bastions.