Serious/Not Sarcastic: What happened to the democratic party and when??

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[–]Zapped 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It has been a long process. I think it started back to the 1930's and only the "Red Scare" after World War 2 slowed it down for a couple of decades. In my part of the country, people revered FDR for the Great New Deal because it provided "relief" from the Great Depression. It is amazing how people will vote down party lines because of the past and not the present or future. I remember the early 1980's when many Christian Conservatives left Democrat Party. I noticed a big change towards "Progressivism" in the late 1980's and early 1990's. It seems like the differences were more about taxation and social programs before then. Also, Democrats were anti-war back then, as well.

[–]ChillyChili[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Interesting. The part about the relief from the The Depression relief also makes sense as to why some continued to be loyal to the party. Thanks for explaining.