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Line 99: − Beginning in 1992 the South continued its winning ways of setting the national agenda and picking the winner. In 1992 [[Bill Clinton]] reassembled Carter's coalition for the Democrats and carried Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, and Georgia in 1992, but lost Georgia in 1996.<ref>http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/elections/maps</ref> [[George W. Bush]] (2000 and 2004) carried every Southern state including Democrat challenger and incumbent Vice President [[Al Gore]]'s home state of Tennessee.+
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====1992 through 2016====
====1992 through 2016====
After 1992 the South continued its winning ways of setting the national agenda and picking the winner. In 1992 [[Bill Clinton]] reassembled Carter's coalition for the Democrats and carried Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, and Georgia in 1992, but lost Georgia in 1996.<ref>http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/elections/maps</ref> [[George W. Bush]] (2000 and 2004) carried every Southern state including Democrat challenger and incumbent Vice President [[Al Gore]]'s home state of Tennessee.
In 2008 Barack Obama recaptured small portions, carrying Florida, Virginia and North Carolina, leaving the GOP in disarray. However, the GOP rebounded in the 2012 presidential election, retaking North Carolina. The GOP maintained and even increased its Southern holdings in the 2016 election.
In 2008 Barack Obama recaptured small portions, carrying Florida, Virginia and North Carolina, leaving the GOP in disarray. However, the GOP rebounded in the 2012 presidential election, retaking North Carolina. The GOP maintained and even increased its Southern holdings in the 2016 election.