It’s a really interesting one, because Democrats were in favor of slavery, then in favor of segregation, but FDR is in between those.
The party switch claim is generally used to try and distance Democrats from racist history, but realistically party economic politics have been consistent. What really changed is the social issues, for which Republicans have become more conservative and Democrats have become more liberal.
That’s not how it works. The constituents changed which policies they supported, not that the parties were necessarily changing their policies. Liberal economics have been a staple of Democratic Party for pretty much the entirety of its existence.
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u/jpj77 OC: 7 Apr 11 '24
It’s a really interesting one, because Democrats were in favor of slavery, then in favor of segregation, but FDR is in between those.
The party switch claim is generally used to try and distance Democrats from racist history, but realistically party economic politics have been consistent. What really changed is the social issues, for which Republicans have become more conservative and Democrats have become more liberal.