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Also, California has dealt with issues related to electric reliability and is by no means a conservative state.
State government. Republicans.
That you for making an excellent point.
Thank you for making my point so succinctly.
Chicago? New York? San Fransisco? Baltimore?
Compare those cities to traditionally Republican run states.
Try it.
There is a very very good reason why the best and brightest leave rural republican areas and move to the big cities: it is better in almost every way we measure human wellbeing.
>Compare those cities to traditionally Republican run states
The South was traditionally ran by the Democratic Party.
Also, compare net federal tax inputs vs outputs for states. Blue states pay for Red states. Massively.
Are you serious about the Dixiecrats? Really? Go read about Lee Atwater and the Southern Strategy. Find out what “States Rights” really means.
Direct recording of Lee Atwater on the southern strategy: https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/exclusive-lee-atwa...
This is what happens when the only "history" you consume is from reddit comments. I'm embarrassed for you. This is top-tier /r/confidentlyincorrect cringe. No, not the Dixiecrats, the Democratic Party. From your GP above: "... traditionally Republican run states."
The South was not "traditionally Republican run", it was solidly Democratic: "The Solid South was the electoral voting bloc for the Democratic Party in the Southern United States between the end of the Reconstruction era in 1877 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964."[0] Traditionally the "Red" states you opine about were a staunch voting bloc for the Democratic Party.
QED.