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This article appeared in the January 1, 2007 edition of The Nation.

December 13, 2006

WHISTLING DIXIE

Minneapolis

I admire the spirit of Bob Moser's impassioned "A New Southern Strategy" [Nov. 27], saying that Democrats should not write off the South in future elections, and I hope he is eventually proven correct. But I fear that his plea is premature, based on this year's evidence. The South is the only section of the country where the Democrats did not pick up significant gains in House races. Indeed, a winning strategy for Democrats in 2008 might be to say that the Republicans are becoming a regional party, out of touch with voters in the Northeast, Midwest, Pacific Coast and, increasingly, the Mountain West.

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About Bob Moser

Bob Moser, a Nation contributing writer, is the author of Blue Dixie: Awakening the South's Democratic Majority, just published by Times Books. more...

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