northern democrats pandering to the southern democrats, the party would have ceased to exists. Just like today and the parties pandering to the far left socialists. The democractic party only exists to grap power in any way it can. It will climb in bed with anyone, so long as they maintain power.
The republican party did not accept the racists, anti civil rights KKK part of the dixie crats. Remember, it was the republican party who historically fought for civil rights, and their base has always been those who did so. You can't twist things to say any differant. The democratic base has, by its own history, been the party of racism, trickery and deceit. Only in recent times, by adopting the republican platform of racial inclusion, have they moved beyond their racists past. And for you to try and say that because the democrat abandoned their racists platform, the republicans adopted it is just plain absurd. By the way, name the democratic programs that have actually benefited people of color. The civil rights act? No. That actually came from Eisenhower. The voting rights act? Wrong again. Another Republican program, stolen by LBJ.
The only thing the democractic party is good at is deception. That's why poor people tend to vote for them. Take from those who have, and pretend to give it to those who don't, while all the time, lining your pockets with power. Ted Kennedy is prime example of this duplicity.