>>Wasn't this also the time period where the Democrat and Republican were essentially switching ideologies? Wasn't Reagan a Democrat originally, for instance, switching to match his political views?
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>I may be wrong about my understanding of his history......but
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>As I understand it, Reagan did not change parties to find one which reflected his views. In the late 40's he was actually quite liberal. As a result of things he saw happening within the motion picture industry and elsewhere he changed his ways of thinking and broke with his party.
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>Again.....I may be wrong and am willing to be corrected.

Hmm... you may be right about Reagan. I know that the two parties did somehow manage to turn 180 degrees and end up espousing each other's views at some point, with some politicos switching parties. I'm not positive when, though... I'm pretty sure it was post-WWII but possibly before the late 60's? It just sounds strange to hear "60's Southern liberal." Maybe too much revisionist history? Too many times watching Misssissippi Burning?