Decius wrote:
If there is a sudden "reformation" in the ranks of conservative christians you may see a dramatic do-see-do occur on the order of magnitude of the dixiecrat shift from the 30's, in which Rebublicans become more Libertarian and take on some of the social freedom elements of the left while Democrats become more socialist and take on the values conservative elements of the right. The real question is, who would end up winning elections in that scenario?

This is an interesting idea, but not something I think you're going to see. The "Dixiecrat" shift didn't really take hold until the 1960 election where Kennedy beat Nixon, but don't forget Byrd took a number of electoral votes that year and Wallace took a number in 1968. Basically, the Democrats decided they didn't want or need the southern bigots in the party anymore, they were happy to go with a northern/western progressive strategy.

I don't think you're going to get the "values conservatives" moving over to the Democratic Party, the party doesn't agree with their values, and doesn't want them.

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