Reply #19: R U Kidding? The South is coming around, albeit slowly... [View All]

[Blackhatjack]

... If there is one thing Southerners understand, it is lying and scandal. They don't appreciate it either.

There are lots of Dems in the South, making a difference. They have been marginalized in the past because the poll numbers looked so heavy in favor of Repubs. However, the South will reject the politics of corruption, and the pessimism of conservative fundamentalists is spreading beyond the plate spinning self-appointed fundamentalist leaders.

You will recall that the Moral Majority created by Jerry Falwell died on the vine, and promoters of his ilk constantly have to create "new" fundamentalist organizations to take their place. They died because they were rejected.

There is not only hope in the South, the South could once again become the Democrats stronghold if the leaders of the Democratic Party are smart enough to pay attention to the change in tide taking place right before out eyes.

If you want to gauge the change in the South, pay attention to North Carolina --a state which could not be more supportive of the military, which Bush has appeared with on numerous occasions on tv, and a state currently represented with 2 Republican senators. During the last election campaign cycle, Bush had to fly in under cover of darkness, to meet fundraisers in "private" events that excluded the press, and flew out again without a public comment. He did that because the State opinion of Bush is falling off the table.

The Democrats need to follow the Dean plan, and spend money in the South, and they will reap benefits they could not have imagined even a year ago.