Future Realignment Possibilities?

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If Republicans can get their act together

Economic collapse, and if Republicans remain reactionary post realignment

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If Republicans can get their act together

Economic collapse, and if Republicans remain reactionary post realignment

Good map! But why does Illinois vote to the right of PA and MI?

I am anticipating a Republican rebound in California, Illinois, and New York very quickly once it becomes "safe" to do so, e.g. Republicans secularize. While California and new York may come out of that slightly more swingy than current Texas, Cook county's depopulation is more likely to push it over the edge.

Of course the trends can reverse themselves, so feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

Speaking candidly about California however, Republicans may have burned too many bridges, so that may cancel out some of the depolarization post realignment.

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except the "Root" needs to be a governor  , as they are the ones who can successfully govern the country while changing it as well.

Lincoln is considered a root president and he was not a governor

Also...Root presidency are generally brought into power by the younger ascending generation who totally reject that status quo. Bernie polls nearly 70% of the under 30 vote in the latest PPP poll. Further proof that what young voters want is an extreme leftist

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Please go through the WaPo or NYT's archives. Reagan was literally considered a far right-wing extremist who would bring back Jim Crow and cause a Nuclear Holocaust. Of course everyone has forgotten that since the GOP totally reinvented his legacy and image. Jimmy Carter's campaign manager thought that Reagan would be ''the easiest one to beat.''

Except Lincoln was a moderate for his day , and after Grants first term the realignment fell apart and neither party was really able to get what they wanted until McKinley became president.


Also Reagan was still clearly less right wing than the pre FDR GOP ,while Sanders is clearly to the left of any president we ever have had . The fact is if you go to far to the left or right ,you will fail .

Okay, but let's not pretend that that alignment just fizzled out naturally. It was only through terrorism that Democrats managed to claw their way back to competitiveness, otherwise allowing free elections would have caused states like Louisiana  and South Carolina to have remained republican leaning.