Dems Fight to Retake the South

Party is running the most competitive Dixie campaign in 40 years

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 7, 2008 10:21 AM CDT

(Newser) – Democrats are mounting a full-scale assault on Southern congressional seats, the Wall Street Journal reports. By fielding socially moderate candidates, Democrats look like they might do the unthinkable: reverse the “Great Reversal,” the civil rights-era shift of the South from a Democratic stronghold... Read full story »

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Dems Fight to Retake the South

Party is running the most competitive Dixie campaign in 40 years

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