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Vogon_Glory

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3. The Dems Donald John wants to flip may be too young to remember, but
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 07:49 AM
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when turncoat “Dixiecrats” changed parties back in the 1980’s, Reagan and his people gave them some measure of loyalty and support.

With Donnie, loyalty is a one-way street: Donnie expects loyalty, but doesn’t give any in return.

EDIT: one of the interesting things I noticed was that there seemed to be a sort of honeymoon for turncoat Dixiecrats in Texas and ther states during the 1980’s and early 1990’s. They were welcomed in by their states”’ Republican Party machinery and by and large continued their careers without challenges from within their new parties.

The honeymoon seemed to wear out in the 1990’s. Most party-switchers who turned coats AFTER about 1994 or so got challenged by right-wing social activists and other reactionaries not only for not being “conservative” (reactionary) enough, but for not changing their party affiliations earlier. (Oh, dear, late to the ball! )

Maybe the pardoned Democrats that Donnie wants to flip know their history.

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