Is the Republican's problem that they're too Southern?

[GAworth]

Well has someone who has lived in the South my entire life. I can say that yes, the GOP is heavily Southern, probably to a fault. However, I think the Democrats have alienated the South by being closely tied to the North East and West Coast. I remember when Democratic candidates said they could win without the South, that made a lot of Southerners turn away from him (I believe it was Kerry). However, I think the South is changing and the GOP is changing with it. In GA, my home state, the division between Metro GOP and Non-Metro GOP is growing. Florida Panhandle v. non-panhandle. The Party is moving, slowly (emphasize that), from the religious right.