Republicans, Trapped By Their Coalition

Ah yes, be careful what you wish for.

A smattering of history to set the stage

Democratic president Lyndon Johnson pushed through the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and (later) sexual orientation and gender identity. He did it because it was both a goal of assassinated president John Kennedy, whom he followed in office and was the right thing to do. As he signed the legislation, he commented that “there goes the south for Democrats forever.”

Which, on balance, wasn’t all that bad an idea

Probably seemed like it at the time to Lyndon, but let’s look at the result. 1) Racism exists across America, but its lifeblood flows through the veins of southerners. 2) As we close in on the end of the white majority in America, sometime around 2044, white-supremacy organizations are on the move, mostly in the South. 3) Nearly the entirety of the January 6th attackers…