Republicans’ private terror: Why they despise the modern American state — and embrace fanaticism

Republicans’ private terror: Why they despise the modern American state — and embrace fanaticism

"After 50 years, this relentless process of ideological purification has produced a party whose electoral appeal is almost wholly confined to rural and suburban whites, most of whom reside in Southern states. In the 2012 presidential election, the South provided 72 percent of Mitt Romney’s electoral votes."