These “neo-confederates” as you call them are more conservative than ANY Republican except the handful in the Freedom Caucus. You may recall Sen. Jesse Helms? That kind of conservative, Constitutional conservatives and great students of history. In NC it was just such local politicians that delivered the NC House and Senate to the Republican control in over 100 years. And how? By identifying the democrat identity politics of queers, queer marriage and the great underground of pedophiles within the state democrat machine— then, linking this information with the traditional black churches, religious conservatives who recognized that the queer agenda was further eliminating the male role model for young black males, and eroding the political and cultural stability of their community. By linking this breakdown with the democrat party perpetuating it— it separated this voting bloc from the democrat machine of welfare, abortion, dope and fatherless rootless families. They removed major, white liberal machine dems and replaced them with white and black conservatives.
The northern so-called republicans just do not get the South-— in any fashion. And probably never will, with the attitude of somehow “knowing better” and a holier than thou self aggrandizing ivy league arrogance. Mr. Trump would not have won the South, were it not for Southerners of the legacy of Jesse Helms and yes, Richard Russell. (not, however LBJ/CLinton).
What South? The South of 50 years ago or 150 years ago isn't the South of today. And the South of 50 or 150 years from now will be different from today's South.
... with the attitude of somehow “knowing better” and a holier than thou self aggrandizing ivy league arrogance.
Northern Republicans aren't so ivy league as they once were. Plenty of Southern Republicans are. Splits in the GOP are as much ideological or religious or class-based as regional.
Mr. Trump would not have won the South, were it not for Southerners of the legacy of Jesse Helms and yes, Richard Russell. (not, however LBJ/CLinton).
Except Johnson and Russell were great friends. Recognize that LBJ was as much a part of the legacy of the Democratic South as the segregationists who opposed him. Come to think of it, he might not be the worst of the bunch.