The Long Southern Strategy (Robert Wright & Angie Maxwell)




The Wright Show show

Summary: Angie's new book, The Long Southern Strategy ... Angie: It wasn't inevitable that civil rights would become a wedge issue ... The Equal Rights Amendment, Phyllis Schlafly, and anti-feminist backlash ... The subtler replacements for overt racism and sexism ... How the Southern style of politics took over the GOP ... Abortion and the migration of Southern Baptists to the GOP ... Did Republicans take advantage of Billy Graham? ... Trump's failed party realignment ... Which Democrat has the best chance of beating Trump? ...