The reason why the DA is where it is today is because of the support from conservative voters who were there before the coloured community switched allegiance from the ANC. Voting for a democratic South Africa had its limits. A majority of white people, from the NP to right-wingers, felt that they had no viable option other than to vote against the ANC (and Umkhonto We Sizwe) by voting for the DA. Fear and colour issues are unfortunately more relevant today than any claim to South Africa being a Rainbow … Read the full article…