The election of Donald Trump in 2016 proved that there has been an ongoing realignment in American politics, so it’s not quite absurd for Democrats to believe that they may have a chance to win in places that have been hostile to Democrats for decades. The party of Bush and Romney flocked to their antithesis, after all.
The suburbs that were once Republican are now competitive for Democrats, or even solidly in their camp. States like Florida, which were battlegrounds, are now solidly Red.
So why not the South turning Democrat? Realignments happen, right?
Democrats have an opening in the South, but local leaders know they have work to do https://t.co/WjguDLUfRb
— POLITICO (@politico) May 27, 2025
With the exception of Georgia, which has been Democrat-curious and even elected two liberal Democratic Party senators who are currently serving, the rest of the…
