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In reply to the discussion: If this keeps happening Gov Abbott may find himself without a job. [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)control of the federal government -- presidency, senate and house -- through three national elections for TWELVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS.
That's how we did it. By a large, mostly unstoppable majority formed by people from all levels of society. Of course you're right about the effect on many among the big powers who'd controlled for several decades and run the nation into the ground. But the majority of voters were forced by disasters they'd allowed to build to finally engage, and they chose reform of their existing economic system, voting against the authoritarian socialist and fascist movements they were watching other nations fall to.
That was also the era when black voters moved to the Democratic Party, from I think about a quarter to third of those who voted to almost all, forming the strong black voter bloc that's been acting through the Democratic Party ever since. (Speaking of history, how about them and the intractably racist Southern conservative faction in one party, both fighting for big changes they needed and against each other?!)
Always important to remember on this topic, btw, that at all times (including then and today) many (not most but many) wealthy leaders are anywhere from moderately conservative and moderately progressive to outright liberal and progressive in orientation. They now, and even some strong conservatives normally do also to some degree because it's true, that business prosperity has a very positive, synergistic relationship with widespread private prosperity and are glad when waves of positive changes happen that they can get behind.