tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690176.post7466716367456018820..comments2024-03-25T10:03:00.731-07:00Comments on Bob Boze Bell's Big Bad Book of Bad Diary Entries: When Cowboy Democrats Became RepublicansBob Boze Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884865420067145231noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690176.post-86456485828999998302018-03-28T11:50:35.645-07:002018-03-28T11:50:35.645-07:00While I agree that "switched" is perhaps...While I agree that "switched" is perhaps not the best word to describe what happened, it is true that the cowboys who came out of Texas in the late 1800s were by and large Democrats, and that they later changed to being Republicans and it was because of the shifting policies of the parties. What it meant to be a Democrat in that time, changed and alienated the same cowboys.Bob Boze Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884865420067145231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690176.post-38017100416382926002018-03-27T22:59:45.941-07:002018-03-27T22:59:45.941-07:00The title is misleading. The Parties didn't &q...The title is misleading. The Parties didn't "switch" - the People of these Parties moved to new locations. The Title makes it seem like the Party "Platforms" switched - that did not happen - and that is NOT what the article is about.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08589296203708549209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690176.post-17106648751205499322018-03-24T03:59:36.180-07:002018-03-24T03:59:36.180-07:00Interesting, I rarely like to get into politics, ...Interesting, I rarely like to get into politics, I'm a history guy it's how I process the world, especially the current affairs. I have never posted an opinion piece on who to vote for, but before the last presidential election I posted this, I not a fan of Trump, I really can't fathom who could be. Almost in desperation I posted this it covers much of what was wrote in this piece Bodie Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601423418320296155noreply@blogger.com