Many times when we look into the political troubles of the day, we try to revert back to the good-ol' days. Due to my age, my earliest memories of Washington politics starts with the end of the Reagan administration. However, as I slide back in time I notice some big changes in US politics. Remember as a kid the song from "Sesame Street": "One of these things is not like the others." [link] Now apply this learned tool with the following US presidential election maps: [link].
What happened in 1964? Well, the Deep South voted Republican for the first time since the Reconstruction in the 1870s. Why? Go explore. It was a very interesting election! It has also impacted our current political demographics. And this was the good-ol' days ... pfffft!