THE CLAIM THAT “THE PARTIES SWITCHED” IS ALSO BULLSHIT:

There isn’t a single deep southern state that’s been controlled by Republicans for generations.

GOP control is a recent thing:

Louisiana: 2011-2015, 2024-present
Mississippi: 2012-present
Alabama: 2011-present
Georgia: 2005-present https://t.co/cSN0B7Zv5F

— Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) May 17, 2026

Flashback: “In their book “The End of Southern Exceptionalism,” Richard Johnston of the University of Pennsylvania and Byron Shafer of the University of Wisconsin argue that the shift in the South from Democratic to Republican was overwhelmingly a question not of race but of economic growth. In the postwar era, they note, the South transformed itself from a backward region to an engine of the national economy, giving rise to a sizable new wealthy suburban class. This class, not surprisingly, began to vote for the party that best represented its economic interests: the G.O.P. Working-class whites, however — and here’s the surprise — even those in areas with large black populations, stayed loyal to the Democrats.”

This from the New York Times, even.

Related:

What actually killed the Solid South wasn't Nixon, it was long running economic stagnation and lack of industry relative to GOP states.

"Vote Blue No Matter Who," left region economically backwards, no matter how much whining about technocracy the elites did https://t.co/BbXdMIcbFZ pic.twitter.com/JX1QksjrLU

— Andrew Follett (@AndrewCFollett) April 18, 2026

The whole thread is worth reading.