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If I were the Republican strategists, there is a huge opportunity in the current RAT racebaiting. Historically, in the 50s-60s the dems were the party of segregation and the repubs were the party of civil rights. This is objective, historical, fact. I'm talking about the period detailed in Robert Caro's recent book on LBJ, Master of the Senate. When LBJ pushed the Civil Rights act of 1957 through the Senate the political landscape was such that it was southern democrats that were opposed to civil rights, and it was northern republicans, that had large minority constituencies that generally supported civil rights. This isn't opinion, it is demonstrable fact. The dems have rewritten history to say that historically the republican party has been the party of racial oppression. This is 180 degrees divorced from the fact and the republicans have allowed this monstrous lie to stand. If I were in the Republican leadership I would be shouting from the rooftops what the real history is. Mitch McConnell briefly alluded to this on Fox News Sunday but not everyone watches that show and McConnell is a lot smarter than he is telegenic. This is a real gimme, and I have no idea why the republicans are asleep at the switch. I would set the record straight and let everyone know who played what historical role.