Apparently, the Democrats have written off the South, which used to be a reliable source of electoral votes for them. Good. It would be hypocritical to do otherwise, since their party has become a coalition of people who view themselves as victims and think that the proper role of government is getting even, and that the restrictions in the Bill of Rights only apply to Republicans. It's all right for Democrats to outlaw Confederate flags, because the framers couldn't have meant those to be considered free speech. And who really believes that the Second Amendment means anything anymore? The government is solely there to protect minorities, and, as Howard Dean says, "Southerners [i.e. white Southerners] must stop basing their votes on 'race, guns, God and gays.'" He doesn't mention that they still have the option of not voting for Democrats.