Subj : Re: Legally murdering bab
To   : AARON THOMAS
From : Mike Powell
Date : Wed Jul 13 2022 16:06:00

>  MP> In his defense, at least back when Lyndon Johnson took office, in Texas
>  MP> there was indeed a very notable shift from the Democrat Party to the
>  MP> Republican Party.  A few years ago I watched a documentary about George
>  MP> H. W. Bush and it mentioned the political difficulties he faced after
>  MP> LBJ became President.  Bush, being a long-time Republican, found the
>  MP> demographics of his party in his home state shifting rather quickly when
>  MP> a lot of Democrats, who did not like LBJ's social policies, suddenly
>  MP> switched parties.

> Democrat officials or democrat voters?

Voters.  G. H. W. Bush's political career was very young, and having his
party in his state suddenly taken over by former Democrat voters was a
hurdle to his political future.

>  I'm confused; was there a time when
> Democrats were the ones trying to help the American people? And when they
> found out they were lied to, then they switched to Republican?

No, Texas Democrats were upset because LBJ, who was also a Texan, was turning
his back on the "Dixiecrats" by supporting social policies like the Civil
Rights movement.  So, they got upset and switched parties.  Since the
Republican Party was the only serious alternative (i.e. the only other party
likely to win elections) that is where they landed.

In other states, I think the Democrat party may have split and given rise
to some briefly-lived third parties for the Dixiecrats to turn to.

So Jeff-T's claims, when made against the backdrop of 1960's Texas
politics, are based on true events.


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