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The South is Now Solidly Republican

November 10, 2014 at 12:50 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 45 Comments

“With the walloping Republicans gave Democrats in the midterm elections, the GOP stands one Louisiana Senate runoff away from completely controlling Southern politics from the Carolinas to Texas. Only a handful of Democrats hold statewide office in the rest of the Old Confederacy,” the AP reports.

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