<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><title>HotAir</title><link>https://hotair.com/noah-rothman/2014/12/22/the-south-wants-its-status-as-gops-geographic-heartland-reflected-in-presidential-primaries/feed/</link><description>HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:45:42 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>The South wants its status as GOP’s geographic heartland reflected in presidential primaries</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[The “Solid South’s” realignment from reliably Democratic to reliably Republican, a trend that began in the middle of the 20th Century and accelerated dramatically in the late 1990s, is virtually complete.]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:46:37 -0500</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Noah Rothman]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="" type="image/jpeg" length="123" /><link>https://hotair.com/noah-rothman/2014/12/22/the-south-wants-its-status-as-gops-geographic-heartland-reflected-in-presidential-primaries-n195078</link></item></channel></rss>