I think I understand your confusion. You are thinking of it only as it relates to Nixon. The sources I quoted from are a bit broader.Yup interesting how they can claim Nixon courted racist southerns when he sped up desegregation busing and open support for blacks in all walks of life.
when i was growing up in the 70s, it was taught to me as historical fact. i did not question it.
it was only when i was older, that i began to wonder what exactly he did, to pander for those racist votes.
i was unable to find anything.
the older i got, and more i got to see liberals lying, i slowly came to realize, that is was just not true.
since then, i've seen excerpts from more academic research, on what actually happened to the south.
nixon was supposed to be the one that made it all come together. if the historical record shows him NOT pandering for racist voters, then the theory is false.