u/dogehd456

Geographically, this is true.

Looking at an election map from 1924 and comparing it with one from 2004, obviously the states that were red before "switched" with the blue states

But when it comes to the actual political positions of the two parties, they didn't literally switch

Republicans are and have always been more protectionist than Democrats

Republicans have more consistently been strict on or anti-immigration

Republicans have most commonly been laissez - faire on the economy while Democrats have been more in favour of government programs and spending

The southern strategy was certainly real but the GOP didn't just up and change all of its positions at any point

I think that most people either deny that the parties evolved at all or they believe that they switched on everything, but neither view is the complete truth

I remember seeing a black-and-white crime movie (not exactly noir) and it had an experimental scene where a blonde lady narrates a vision she saw of a man running through the rain looking for cover

the vision had a cool sort of negative image effect to it which would have been way ahead of its time