- The Southern racist politicians chose to frame their defense of racial segregation through the language of “law and order” to balance between the anti-integration white voters and the northern liberals to win the presidential election. They support equality for all American under this term while there were some coded racism terms in the strategy. The campaign under law and order prioritizes peace and freedom to prevail in America and the world while masking that the whole problem is really the blacks. The advantages this choice of words give them that they won the election in 1968 subjects on racial issues are more important now to voters than socioeconomic.
2- In my point of view, the Southern strategy is still influencing American politics. Examples are the Democrat party won the last election by emphasizing mostly on racial inequity and coronavirus. These two main subjects were the most challenges that were facing the country at that time.
Rodelyne, review your answer in Q1, I don’t get a clear sense of what “Law and Order” was about, from reading it.
I see your point on Q2, but again, be more specific. You have written two sentences and that is not enough to explain to the reader what you mean.