Tornado Alley (PROG)

[lesgetrich]

Things sure changed since the dems did...

Look at your graph. When did things change? They changed in 1980. What happened in 1980? One word "Reaganomics" (aka "trickle down economics"). The GOP declared war on Keynesian economics and Roosevelt's new deal programs. Democrats didn't change. They were whipped! From 1980 thru 2018 the GOP held the Presidency (which controls the direction of federal economic and tax policy) for 22 years versus 16 for the Dems. Democrats controlled all three branches for only four years during that stretch and weren't able to reverse the initial 12 year stretch of Reagan and Bush that was fueled by attacks on welfare queens (aka black women), gays (remember the orange juice lady) and baby killing for birth control (aka freedom of choice).

So don't blame Democrats for your prejudices and not keeping you from voting for Republicans.