Also re the Republican Party: while they rightly point out that LBJ couldn't have got the 1964 Civil Rights Act passed without Republican votes, they never mention the subsequent defection of the Boll Weevil Dems to the Republican Party ("there goes the South for a generation"), and especially avoid any mention of Nixon's successful Southern Strategy.
Also re the Republican Party: while they rightly point out that LBJ couldn't have got the 1964 Civil Rights Act passed without Republican votes, they never mention the subsequent defection of the Boll Weevil Dems to the Republican Party ("there goes the South for a generation"), and especially avoid any mention of Nixon's successful Southern Strategy.