Southern Strategy

The causes and consequences of the "Southern Strategy" as it relates to African-Americans and the American political system. Richard Nixon's "Southern Strategy" (or as the Nixon administration would call it "positive polarization") of the 1960s was a political platform that provided the final push in transforming the "the party of Lincoln" into the political party greatly favored by the great grandsons of the old Confederacy. This strategy was aimed at getting support from the traditionally …

…same ideals of the new majority. The shadows of Nixon's intolerance doctrine has damaged the image of the Republican Party. Using Black Conservatives who have little to no connection with the African-American community to capture some of the Black support away form the Democratic Party is an extremist tactic to keep the party alive. "Compassionate Conservatism" does not exist in this country, and the Blacks that belong to the Republican Party are there as tokens.