The Republican and Democratic parties switched their policy stances on civil rights during the 1950s and 1960s, but it took until almost 1980 before the targeted groups of voters fully changed their voting and partisan identification. What is the best explanation for this?

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Voter attachment to parties due to previous policy stances and voting. Despite the fact that the parties had switched their policy stances on civil rights, voters were still attached to their previous partisan identification based on previous policy stances and voting behavior. It took time for younger generations who were not directly affected by the old policy stances to form new partisan attachments.

The Republican and Democratic Parties Switched Their Policy Stances on Civil