From the 60s to the 80s, the political landscape was completely realigned as the political parties themselves started to change their own platforms. This made the loyal voters which state along those party lines to changes their political party. This forced states and counties that normally would go red to go blue and vice versa. The political realignment of this time period is what has led to the modern associations with the Republican and Democratic parties. The main source which allowed for the political realignment was the rise of independent voters as this allowed the breaking of loyal voters and political bonds which lead to a reforming of these two parties into the modern ideology associated with the two major political parties. There
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There was a tie between the south and the Democratic party as that was the party that represented the south during the Civil War, so to call yourself a Republic was considered a type of treachery. It wasn’t until 1980s when they started to call themselves republicans. Regan attracts the southern voters by bringing on the idea of new conservatism. In which he focuses on ending the war, even though he had no set plan, but his main focus was to expand the ideas of the free market. The economy was in shambles, so Regan’s new radical ideas seem to appeal to people as the old ways didn’t seem to be working to fix the economy. The reason most of the South started to cling to his ideas when Regan started showing support for southern radicals. While he never out right said he was in support of their ideas, him supporting them at all showed that was willing to put his name out there in support. He created something for the people who were no longer wanting to be a part of the Democratic party a way out, they took it. Making the South turn from a solid blue area to a solid red area as Regan had become the figure head for the new Conservative movement in the Republican party. The realignment had finished, and the new part platforms had
There was a tie between the south and the Democratic party as that was the party that represented the south during the Civil War, so to call yourself a Republic was considered a type of treachery. It wasn’t until 1980s when they started to call themselves republicans. Regan attracts the southern voters by bringing on the idea of new conservatism. In which he focuses on ending the war, even though he had no set plan, but his main focus was to expand the ideas of the free market. The economy was in shambles, so Regan’s new radical ideas seem to appeal to people as the old ways didn’t seem to be working to fix the economy. The reason most of the South started to cling to his ideas when Regan started showing support for southern radicals. While he never out right said he was in support of their ideas, him supporting them at all showed that was willing to put his name out there in support. He created something for the people who were no longer wanting to be a part of the Democratic party a way out, they took it. Making the South turn from a solid blue area to a solid red area as Regan had become the figure head for the new Conservative movement in the Republican party. The realignment had finished, and the new part platforms had