tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049100705786633064.post638419656992355116..comments2024-01-20T02:06:45.388-08:00Comments on The Political Omnivore: Where Have All The (Black) Voters Gone?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049100705786633064.post-20627481384033712742013-06-25T05:14:09.407-07:002013-06-25T05:14:09.407-07:00Thanks for the edit--fixed. I actually had somethi...Thanks for the edit--fixed. I actually had something on AuH20 but the piece was already TL;DR enough. There are very clear quotes where Nixon comes out in favor of Civil Rights: the dog-whistle argument isn't iron-clad in the sense that it's hard to verify ("If I use this language even if I'm very clear in other respects that I'm against group-X, Group-X will come to me.")<br /><br />The crux of my proposition, as you note, rests less on proving the "how" of the strategy and more around the "what?" Segregationists looking for a home had to go somewhere ... given the 3rd party failures, where does one postulate they went? (I know you're not disagreeing--I'm just restating).<br /><br />Thanks for the feedback.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049100705786633064.post-33581731663997473392013-06-25T04:57:03.673-07:002013-06-25T04:57:03.673-07:00You omitted the 1964 election, in which Barry Gold...You omitted the 1964 election, in which Barry Goldwater became the first Republican since Reconstruction to win multiple Southern states. The main reason he achieved this feat is because he voted against the Civil Rights Act, offering segregationists a clear alternative to LBJ.<br /><br />Of course his stated motives were libertarian and not racist, and he later admitted he was wrong. However, from 1964 onward, the GOP would offer a safe home to characters like Kevin Phillips and Lee Atwater. <br /><br />PS It was the 1968 election that featured Nixon, Humphrey, and Wallace.Michael Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11643985297523179906noreply@blogger.com