Talk:Southern strategy

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"In 1968, this strategy failed." ORLY? Since that's when Nixon finally won the Prizidincy? Must read more, artikle might need help. ħumanUser talk:Human 23:31, 23 March 2009 (EDT)

Nixon failed in the south in 1968, that's what it means. Should rewrite though since he did (just barely) win the election. Secret Squirrel 23:41, 23 March 2009 (EDT)
Thanks. ħumanUser talk:Human 23:49, 23 March 2009 (EDT)

Think this could use headers for each election cycle to organize it? ħumanUser talk:Human 23:50, 23 March 2009 (EDT)

Yup. Really snarky headers or what? Secret Squirrel 23:52, 23 March 2009 (EDT)
I messed with the idea. We need to point out that Carter was the anti-Watergate candidate, especially if we can do it four words or less ;) ħumanUser talk:Human 23:54, 23 March 2009 (EDT)

[edit] Is this a serious article

...or just cut n' paste talking points from the DNC website? nobsYe shall all perish in flames - Kim Jong-un 05:27, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Did you google for "Sauls, a lifelong Democrat," to try to squish a quote into the article, you dissembling liar? Hipocrite (talk) 05:29, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
No, "lifelong" came up in the most results. nobsYe shall all perish in flames - Kim Jong-un 05:41, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
One of President Obama's early mentors, wp:Michael Barone, editor of the wp:Almanac of American Politics is an a good source about how the Democratic Party stills dominates Southern local politcs; and the evidence the RNC has made inroads in Presidential politics is scant over the past 49 years.. nobsYe shall all perish in flames - Kim Jong-un 05:44, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
Are you sure you didn't google for "Sauls, a lifelong Democrat?" If I can prove you did, will you LANCB? Hipocrite (talk) 16:12, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
How could you prove that? nobsYe shall all perish in flames - Kim Jong-un 17:40, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
Ooow, I gettit now. Nah; the only results that came up for Sauls+Democrat was Newsmax or another Sauls [1]. Since Newsmax is no good, I did use the accelarator for a better source. But all results seem to quote from the NYT or Washington Post for the phrase in question. nobsYe shall all perish in flames - Kim Jong-un 18:22, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
So, when you said "No, "lifelong" came up in the most results," were you lying? Hipocrite (talk) 20:32, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
No. Newsmax was quoting the NYT; when it was re-googled, a few scholarly books came up all quoting the NYT and Washington Post. But Micahel Barone has even a better explanation how Democrats still dominate the South at the local level. And bottomline, you can't prove the GOP had any advantage in 1968, 1976, 1992, 1996, 2008, or 2012. The premise of this article is just flawed, nobsYe shall all perish in flames - Kim Jong-un 01:56, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
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