The ONLY thing that's the same about the democrat party of `1964` and `2008` is the name. This is best illustrated in states with the most stable residents ( where people don't move out or in much) like Kentucky or West Virginia who up until the end of the Jimmy Carter  presidency voted straight democrat most of the time but ever since Carter have voted Republican.  You see, the ideology of people doesn't change as easy as a political parties do.

The Democrat party in 1964 would be considered right wing Republican today.  But, also in 1964 the socialism of the radical candidates, began resurrecting the economic slavery of the post Civil War African Americans and started over taking the party of our fathers and left us with a party far different.

I have several friends in Kentucky and WV that believes the reason they vote Republican today is because the Republican party of today is like the JFK democrats they once loved. While the Democrat  party of today seems completely taken over by the socialist who also, have made it half way through the Republican party.

You see the core values of people don't change, but parties do. That's why the ones who are more emotional thinkers that refuse to analyze issues have blind loyalties to things like football teams, schools spirit, neighborhoods, etc are so easily taken along with sweeping changes that can leave a party with only a name that can be recognized. 

The most famous democrat who recognized this take over , " Ronald Reagan " who in 1962 said " I didn't leave the Democrat Party. The party left me."

I have some friends still refusing to analyze their party and will argue and disagree with the facts and I still love them.

And That's the National Word !!