Nice deflect, but history proves you wrong.  Sen. Robert  Byrd  opposed the Civil Rights Act  in 1964 long after he hung up his sheet and cross burning kit in the 1950's. Nowadays, Democrats  hide their racism in the guise of  "political correctness" and 'race baiting'  because the 'old ways'  just don't work anymore. A long history of denying civil rights and racist ways doesn't 'change' or 'swap' parties just like 'that'. That's very naïve thinking that it would. Nice try though and your  compliments of former Republican Presidents is 'right on the money'. Thankfully, men like Reagan and Teddy Roosevelt belong to all of America and not just one party. 
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 Extremist?  Nah, were just your average American Joe and Jane who sees  the direction our country was going and most  of  us just  don't  want to  jump off  a cliff...