White Democrats began splitting their tickets in national elections as early as the 1940s when the national party became more friendly to the Civil Rights Movement, a trend that accelerated in the late 1970s with the rise of the religious right.
White Democrats began splitting their tickets in national elections as early as the 1940s. The national party became more friendly to the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement were a trend. This trend accelerated in the late 1970s with the rise of the religious right.