Victim of a successful race-driven Republican "Southern strategy," the Democratic party has steadily declined in the American South for decades. As a progressive voting demographic, the white male Southern Democrat in particular seems to be fast approaching the disappearing point. A review of the current situation and its roots in right-wing electoral strategy is followed by a suggested economics-focused strategy for reviving Southern progressive politics.
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