It would appear that Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) went to the well again with “Democrats are the real racists.”

This time, instead of being schooled by a historian, he was schooled by a newspaper reporter in Mississippi.

Thread, many tweets.

How Racists Went R: From 1964-2018

—1964—

A 65% Dem Senate & 59% D House pass the Civil Rights Act.

Dem Pres. Lyndon Johnson signs it.

Republicans run Barry Goldwater for president, who opposes the CRA.

R states flip D.

Deep South goes GOP for the 1st time in 100 years. https://t.co/DpUGmw2pEo pic.twitter.com/CzsaIVTBS6

— 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻 (@ashtonpittman) June 29, 2019