just one of over 70 satisfying recipes for one from stouffer s. michael steele just made the case that you hear often, which is that both parties are at fault polarization and barack obama has refused to compromise in ways that others would. he s having a small c conniption. why is that not the case? bill clinton and barack obama are very much alike ideologically and even in terms of procedure, and approach to the republicans, democrats had their days of movement, that would be the 60s and early 70s. but once the dixiecrats left the democratic party, the rest of
for example, we know it s not the same republican party that participated in the 1964 civil rights movement because there was something called the southern strategy. remember that. remember strom thurmond and all the dixiecrats were very much opposed to the civil rights movement, the civil rights bill. where did they find comfort? in the republican party. and we know what johnson said. we may have done the right thing in passing the 65 voting rights act, but we ll lose the south because it s going to go republican. but he didn t bring that up as far as the history. the dixiecrats left the democratic party. there were racists in the democratic party. that s right. but they went and found refuge in the republican party. but then let me ask you this, alex. this whole food stamp thing that they are using well, let me show you the exchange tyler and i had on the food stamp
wallace s populism in this. newt gingrich, who has a ph.d. who is really originally from pennsylvania, learned in georgia how to speak the language of southern populism, and he does it with perfect pitch. that s why he s rocketing to the top here. gene makes a good point. will it carry elsewhere? i don t know. but don t forget the modern republican party is a southern-based party. it began with strom thurmond and the dixiecrats here in 48. out of that, the modern republican party has grown. do you think they are sending a message? are they picking this guy for president in this poll or simply sticking it in the eye of the establishment? well, you know, it s a genuine vote for him, but it s a message vote. just a ways out that way is ft.
south carolina. but, you know, you got to remember, the republican party is the place in our lifetime where the dixiecrats found refuge and that s who they are appealing to. it s just another name. that s all it is. and what is the appeal is the question. joe madison, dana, thank you for joining us tonight. ahead, they blocked him every step of the way. now president obama has a plan to hit back against republicans in congress. and they are worried. plus, eric cantored epic fail on national tv. why his press secretary tried to save him but only made it worse. and 2012 is a defining year
south carolina. but, you know, you got to remember, the republican party is the place in our lifetime where the dixiecrats found refuge and that s who they are appealing to. it s just another name. that s all it is. and what is the appeal is the question. joe madison, dana, thank you for joining us tonight. ahead, they blocked him every step of the way. now president obama has a plan to hit back against republicans in congress. and they are worried. plus, eric cantored epic fail on national tv. why his press secretary tried to save him but only made it worse. and 2012 is a defining year