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[[Liberals]], repeatedly unpopular in [[The South|the South]], have tried to attribute this strategy to racial politics. The reality is that liberals have always played the [[political card|racist card]] far more often than [[Republicans]] do.
[[Liberals]], repeatedly unpopular in [[The South|the South]], have tried to attribute this strategy to racial politics. The reality is that liberals have always played the [[political card|racist card]] far more often than [[Republicans]] do.
The pairing Northern liberals with Southern Democrats on a presidential ticket has long been the strategic cornerstone of Democrats to appeal to the racist vote. The promise of government handouts is appealing to many racist Democrats, irrespective of what region of the country they reside.
{| class="wikitable"
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!Year !!Candidate !! VP candidate
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|1932||[[Franklin Roosevelt]] (NY)||[[John Nance Garner]] (TX)
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|1936||[[Franklin Roosevelt]] (NY)||[[John Nance Garner]] (TX)
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|1944||[[Franklin Roosevelt]] (NY)||[[Harry Truman]] (MO)
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|1948||[[Harry Truman]] (MO)||[[Alben Barkley]] (KY)
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|1952||[[Adlai Stevenson]] (IL)||[[John Sparkman]] (AL)
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|1956||[[Adlai Stevenson]] (IL)||[[Estes Kefauver]] (TN)
|-
|1960||[[John Kennedy]] (MA)||[[Lyndon Johnson]] (TX)
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|1964||[[Lyndon Johnson]] (TX)||[[Hubert Humphrey]] (MN)
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|1976||[[Jimmy Carter]] (GA)||[[Walter Mondale]] (MN)
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|1980||[[Jimmy Carter]] (GA)||[[Walter Mondale]] (MN)
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|1988||[[Michael Dukakis]] (MA)||[[Lloyd Benson]] (TX)
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|2000||[[Al Gore]] (TN)||[[Joe Lieberman]] (CT)
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|2004||[[John Kerry]] (MA)||[[John Edwards]] (NC)
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|2016||[[Hillary Clinton]] (NY)||[[Tim Kaine]] (VA)
|-
|}
The Southern racist vote is foubdational to the Democratic party. The fact white racists vote with blacks for the same candidates and the same handouts only disguises their racism.
==See also==
==See also==