Southern strategy
The Southern strategy is a path to the White House by winning support in The South rather than the media centers of Boston and New York City.
Liberals, repeatedly unpopular in the South, have tried to attribute this strategy to racial politics. The reality is that liberals have always played the racist card far more often than Republicans do.
The pairing of Northern liberals with Southern Democrats on a presidential ticket has long been the strategic cornerstone of thr Democrats 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.
| Year | Candidate | VP candidate |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Franklin Roosevelt (NY) | John Nance Garner (TX) |
| 1936 | Franklin Roosevelt (NY) | John Nance Garner (TX) |
| 1944 | Franklin Roosevelt (NY) | Harry Truman (MO) |
| 1948 | Harry Truman (MO) | Alben Barkley (KY) |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson (IL) | John Sparkman (AL) |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson (IL) | Estes Kefauver (TN) |
| 1960 | John Kennedy (MA) | Lyndon Johnson (TX) |
| 1964 | Lyndon Johnson (TX) | Hubert Humphrey (MN) |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (GA) | Walter Mondale (MN) |
| 1980 | Jimmy Carter (GA) | Walter Mondale (MN) |
| 1988 | Michael Dukakis (MA) | Lloyd Benson (TX) |
| 2000 | Al Gore (TN) | Joe Lieberman (CT) |
| 2004 | John Kerry (MA) | John Edwards (NC) |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton (NY) | Tim Kaine (VA) |
The Southern racist vote is foundational 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
- Liberals and racism: the historical racist support of the Democrat Party.