Sure, though that’s effectively what the current ‘conservative’ label means today.
True, though Democratic affiliation was the norm since the Republicans were the reason the KKK was formed in the first place. A number of them split off from the Dems to join the Dixiecrats/segregationist Party once Truman was elected, and the GOP transition began post-LBJ once the Civil Rights Acts and Voting Rights acts were signed. Strom Thurmond’s career tracked the whole trend pretty well. Segregationist welcome in the Dems. until Truman, once the Dems. under Truman started to worked to end segregation he joined the Dixiecrat/segregationist party, then he found himself welcome in the GOP.
True, though I don’t think that level of nuance/realism is going to be grasped by Mr. Lederman.
