All the Democrats need to do to win Southern states is to nominate someone less crazy than the Republicans.
Sounds easy, but most of us Southerners don't vote with our brain.
When you have had a .22 rifle under your bed since childhood, any mention of Gun Control pushes their button.
Racial Issues push buttons on folks who don't know anyone who is Black, Never went to school with anyone Black, or never worked with anyone who is black. Exhibit A... Backwoods Second Cousin Narvez (RIP)grew up in the woods near Carrolton, Ga. Biggity father, no education. Hated anything he didn't know.
Narvez was the bright and shinning star in their family.
Narvez worked at the Carrolton Casket Company. Maintenance Man.
It's not hard to understand how Narvez's kids grew up with his belief system.
Strange as is seems there are rich kids with a good education, who had similar raisings.
It's gonna take a bunch more generations before some of these folks change. I don't see it in our lifetime.