Tokyosmash t1_iylz6xw wrote
Reply to comment by qllv in TIL that the southern United States converted all 11,500+ miles of its railroads from broad gauge (5 ft/1.524 m) to nearly-standard gauge (4 ft 9 in/1.448 m) in just 36 hours, starting on May 31, 1886 by 1859
Them damn southern democrats 👀
qllv t1_iyp6lya wrote
Anyone who knows anything knows that the Democratic Party basically did a political 180 over the middle of the 20th century and that's why the majority of the South now votes Republican
Tokyosmash t1_iyqi31l wrote
Conjecture, only 1 Dixiecrat ever jumped ship to the Republican Party, Strom Thurmond.
qllv t1_iyrv06x wrote
Yes, then every Southern voter followed suit.
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