The video below is a stark reminder of how fast the political climate can change from red to blue and back again. Thanks to David B. Sparks, a PH.D. candidate at Duke, we see the red when the rich were having their hay day in the 1920's...until the economy began to sour and blue comes to the rescue with FDR. It's a fascinating picture!
(Holy cow, look at 1960! Way to go Goldwater!)
https://dsparks.wordpress.com/...
This animated interpretation accentuates certain phenomena: the breadth and duration of support for Roosevelt, the shift from a Democratic to a Republican South, the move from an ostensibly east-west division to the contemporary coasts-versus-heartland division, and the stability of the latter.
More broadly, this video is a reminder that what constitutes "politics as usual" is always in flux, shifting sometimes abruptly. The landscape of American politics is constantly evolving, as members of the two great parties battle for electoral supremacy.