The South and the Transformation of U.S. PoliticsA strong case can be made that the South has had the greatest impact of any region on the transformation of U. S. politics and government. Since 1968, we have seen the demise of the solid (Democratic) South and the rise of the Republican dominated South; the rise of the largely southern white evangelical religious right movement; and demographic changes that have vastly altered the political landscape of the region and national politics. Overriding