I'm not sure if it's been covered or if there is a prevailing opinion, but it seems too all coordinated that practically every Southern state is suddenly removing Confederate items from their stategrounds and in other areas (license plates and the like).
States where government-backed pushes to remove Confederate propaganda from the public sphere are being advocated for by the majority party
Now, I'd like to believe that everybody in the South has just had a collective wake-up call, but the reality is that popular opinion on this hasn't changed one bit. The Confederate flag likely still has majority support in every Southern state except maybe Virginia. Those of us who know the South know that it only reacts to "progress" this quickly if it comes in the form of secession.
So, is there a direct effort from the RNC being pushed down the chain of command to get rid of this in preparation for the 2016 election so that it won't be an issue? To see mainstream and Tea Party Republican leaders act so swiftly in unison - with Democrats - just doesn't make sense to me without a narrative involving a heavy-handed effort from on high.
