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1. This isn't news (so why is it posted here?)...
2. The Republican Party started in the Union with the goal to abolish slavery, and I'm grateful for all the Southerners that have joined. But bashing the North is ignorant, as there are many Republicans still in the North.
3. The Republican Party has always been on the right side of history. It opposed slavery when it was popular. Opposes abortion when it's popular, and opposes gay marriage when it (seems) popular.
4. North Dakota and Idaho are hardly the South.
5. The Silent Majority won, (who are both in the north and south)
6. If you look at a county by county map, you'll notice that there's a lot of red! (EVERYWHERE)

I really hate this whole north and south crap!!! We are America. Not the north, not the south. The Civil War is over and get over it. It's frustrating how many here, are still stuck in the past (the past that they weren't even alive for).

If I sound a bit pissed, I think it's because I'm tired of the North/South crap and the stupid slang used here towards those in the North such as the "damnyankee". This only serves to divide the Republican Party.

Also, some of the comments here, make it sound like the Southern Democrats have hijacked the Republican Party. It was the Democrats that refused to pass Civil Rights early on. It took a Republican senate and house to get the laws passed.

I welcome all southern democrats that have gotten away from their racist ways, and have converted to the Republican way of thinking. However, don't forget the great legacy of the GOP.

Hello newbie. I find it amusing that you're sick of the whole North/South thing before you've even managed to learn anything about it. Must be the result of a liberal yankee education. I'm one of those Republicans living in the North, and I can attest to the fact that I'm surrounded by liberals like you. The county I live in is mostly Republican, but the whole surrounding area is Kerry-Country. If you don't believe me, take a look at the red and blue map. How many Yankee states voted for Bush? When the North integrates like the South has, then maybe you'll come up with something intelligent to say on the subject of racism. The North will remain racist and segregated as long as yankees continue to deny the truth.