共和党则奉行所谓的南方战略，该战略的基础是抵制非洲裔美国人和其他少数民族群体的崛起，并反对向他们转移任何资金、地位或权力的立法法案。
The Republicans embraced the so-called Southern strategy, based on resisting the rise of African-Americans and other minority groups and opposing legislation that would transfer any funds, status, or power to them.