Diane’s farewell message
After 52 years at WAMU, Diane Rehm says goodbye.
From the five states that make up the Deep South, there is just one white Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives — and the Congressman is in jeopardy of losing his seat this November. It’s a trend that has been underway for years in many Southern states. Whites are aligning with Republicans, and blacks with Democrats. Political observers say the shift is happening, to some extent, across the country. But the political division along racial lines is most apparent in parts of the South, where an increasingly black Democratic Party is in the political minority. Diane and her guests discuss race and politics in the South.
Guests
- Naftali Bendavid National correspondent for The Wall Street Journal.
- Paul Butler Professor at Georgetown Law School.
- Sean Trende Senior elections analyst for RealClearPolitics and author of "The Lost Majority: Why the Future of Government Is Up for Grabs - and Who Will Take It."
- Nia-Malika Henderson National politics reporter for The Washington Post.
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