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Originally Posted by jillian  Feel like trolling, honey?
All those dems LEFT the democratic party over the Civil Rights Act and became Repubs... they're y'all guys now.  | Hardly. Anyone that left the Dems over civil rights is most likely dead or institutionalized. Either way, hardly a viable voting bloc.
Be that as it may, I don't recall a mass exodus from the Dem party over civil rights. I DO recall a mass exodus over Jimmy Carter. The Democrt party has failed to live up to its promises since, and it DOES pander to the black vote.
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