Voices from the American south

The Republican Party is down but not out: after Bush’s long reign and Obama’s sudden rise, the Grand Old Party has embarked on a search for its soul. The Republicans’ core constituency is southern white men aged over 35 – but does the party need to look elsewhere as it regroups this year?

Native southerners Ryan Bowman and Andrew K. Woods travelled across South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana talking to those they met about everything from politics to the economy, healthcare, education, and what makes southern living unique.