::The apology was deleted because it was being used in a way that was incorrect.  Apologizing for ignoring the needs and wants of African Americans does not mean there was a strategy to appeal to white racism.  That is just as bad as the claim (in a section below) that claims that because "The NYT article doesn't say that the Southern strategy didn't exist, it says that (according to one book) it didn't work." (it didn't work) doesn't mean it didn't exist.  Well the same logic applies.  Saying the GOP ignored AA issues doesn't mean they tried to appeal to racists.  129.59.79.123