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Race And Politics In The South
In this Tuesday, July 1, 2008 file photo, Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., speaks while his opponent in the Georgia Democratic Primary for the 12th Congressional seat, Regina Thomas, looks on at Georgia Public Broadcasting in Atlanta. Less than 50 years ago, every member of the U.S. House from the Deep South was a white Democrat. Now just one remains: John Barrow, of Savannah, Ga.
(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
From the five states that make up the Deep South, there is just one white Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives -- and the Congressman is in jeopardy of losing his seat this November. It’s a trend that has been underway for years in many Southern states. Whites are aligning with Republicans, and blacks with Democrats. Political observers say the shift is happening, to some extent, across the country. But the political division along racial lines is most apparent in parts of the South, where an increasingly black Democratic Party is in the political minority. Diane and her guests discuss race and politics in the South.
Guests
Naftali Bendavid
national correspondent for The Wall Street Journal.
Paul Butler
professor at Georgetown Law School.
Sean Trende
senior elections analyst for RealClearPolitics and author of "The Lost Majority: Why the Future of Government Is Up for Grabs - and Who Will Take It."
Nia-Malika Henderson
national politics reporter for The Washington Post.
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