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ANN KENEVAN on October 3, 2026

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: October 3, 1924 Republicans denounce three-time Democrat presidential

nominee William Jennings Bryan for defending the Ku Klux Klan at 1924

Democratic National Convention

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The Republican Party shifted from its early progressive roots to a conservative platform gradually between the 1930s and the 1980s, driven by economic crises, civil rights legislation, and political strategy. Rather than an overnight flip, this transformation happened through several major historic... View MoreThe Republican Party shifted from its early progressive roots to a conservative platform gradually between the 1930s and the 1980s, driven by economic crises, civil rights legislation, and political strategy. Rather than an overnight flip, this transformation happened through several major historical turning points: 1. Founding and Early Ideology (1854–1932) • The Party of Lincoln: Founded in 1854 as an anti-slavery coalition, the early Republican Party championed a strong federal government, modernization, industrial growth, and civil rights protections for newly freed African Americans during Reconstruction.Economic Shifts: By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, wealthy northern industrialists aligned heavily with the GOP, making it increasingly pro-business and tied to laissez-faire economic policies.. The Great Depression and the New Deal (1930s) • Economic Realignment: The 1929 stock market crash heavily discredited Republican laissez-faire approaches. • FDR’s Intervention: Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced the New Deal in 1932, massively expanding federal government intervention in the economy. This drew working-class voters and labor unions toward the Democrats, while Republicans solidified their identity in opposition to big governmentCivil Rights and the "Southern Strategy" (1960s–1980s) • The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, while Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater opposed it on grounds of federal overreach and states' rights.Party Realignment: This moment accelerated a major demographic shift. Conservative white Southern voters, who had long voted for the "Solid South" Democratic bloc, began moving toward the Republican Party through Nixon's and Goldwater's political realignments (often called the "Southern Strategy").The Reagan Revolution (1980s) • By Ronald Reagan’s election in 1980, the ideological reversal was largely finalized. The Republican Party firmly cemented itself as the party of fiscal conservatism, limited government intervention, and social conservatism, completing the transition to the modern political right

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Tim smith

TRUMPERS: The most pathetic, gullible, stupid and misinformed cult of idiots to ever exist. There are dozens of published psychological studies over the last decade on them. 💯

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