There has been some extensive research done in this sub regarding the popular platform switches done in the US. I am struggling with using any of this research as a reliable argument since I am unable to find the source of said information. I understand that it may be difficult to find sources for all of the information, but I'm not a historian and I wouldn't know where to begin trying to dispel the bogus and flagrant narrative that some people are pushing when they claim the platform switch is a myth. I've read a lot of the information available here and have come to the co conclusion that the parties are very much the same sans social issues.
Am I doing somethingwrong or are there really not sources to back up arguments?
There's quite a lot in the FAQ about this, so happy digging.
But not all the responses there cite sources. On that score, this response seems to be the best. It draws on a well sourced piece from the House of Representatives itself; another well sourced article on ICSPR (note that this is the corrected link; the link in the older post is broken); and especially with regard to the planned strategy in the 1960s, a very candid 1981 interview with Lee Atwater. Here's another old response which has a handful of sources focusing on Goldwater, Rockefeller, and Nixon.