But it was well on its way in 1948 with Thurmond's Dixiecrats (whose equivalent today are Republican RWNJs) taking a third of the South, in 1964 with Goldwater (not a complete RWNJ) taking about half the South, in 1968 Wallace (a total RWNJ) taking about half and the legitimate Republican, Nixon, carrying the rest (except Texas). Then in 1972 Nixon barely won the entire South TIC. Reagan was the beneficiary of all of that hard work and the country suffers today because of it.That is a myth. The South did not go GOP until Reagan. Of course, you think all whites who aren't socialists are racist, so I'm not sure why you think your Southern Strategy revelation is so important.