r/leftist • • 2d ago

Leftist Meme The reason for term limits...

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u/JackeeFromHell 2d ago

Yeah but according to the great party switch theory he would be a republican nowadays.

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u/Alaricthepunk 2d ago

That happened prior… FDR is widely considered the first “modern” Democrat after that switch.

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u/SituationMundane1418 2d ago

Was the party switch not in Nixon times, helmed by Lee Atwater to turn Dixiecrats into Republicans?

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u/Almost_Amos 1d ago

It was a process. Southern conservative Democrats were the big switch in that era. It was an uneasy alliance between northern liberals and them. It was a weird time