Except at that time the republicans were democrats, remember the parties flipped, Dems saw how successful republicans were on the abolitionist messaging, Dems soon followed suit and did better, the republicans then changed their messaging to pick up the racist dixiecrats that the Dems dropped like a bad habit.
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u/Toxic_Audri WA Mar 13 '21
Except at that time the republicans were democrats, remember the parties flipped, Dems saw how successful republicans were on the abolitionist messaging, Dems soon followed suit and did better, the republicans then changed their messaging to pick up the racist dixiecrats that the Dems dropped like a bad habit.