How the Republican Party went from Lincoln to Trump
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Published 2016-07-20
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Today’s Republican Party opposes big government. It’s culturally conservative. Its demographic support is strongest among white voters, and it usually dominates elections in the South. And its 2016 presidential nominee has been heavily criticized for inciting racial tensions.
But things weren’t always this way.
Over the past 160 or so years, the party has undergone a remarkable transformation from the party of Abraham Lincoln… to the party of Donald Trump.
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All Comments (21)
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North Korea: From Kim to Kim to Kim.
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Russia: from Putin to Putin
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"The northern states decided to fight to keep the union together." Incorrect. The southern states attacked first, the federal forces at Fort Sumter in South Carolina.
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It's kind of takes me back to history class it's just really fascinating how both parties changed throughout the years interviews and beliefs that people had versus what they believe in now
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Reminder: The Republican and Democratic parties both technically had Progressives in their Parties. Republicans: Teddy Roosevelt Democrats: Franklin D Roosevelt. There are no good parties... only Good people.
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Come to China, and you'll never have to be worried about voting again. -- this is just a joke guys, plz dont take it seriously
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Now we need: "How the Democratic Party went from Roosevelt to Biden"
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lets give some credit to the camera man who travelled to 1854 to do this
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All I learned is that both parties fight for human rights only when it will give them political leverage.
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Let’s give some credit to the graphic designer.
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You forget to mention how in 1890 the first black senator was elected and how it was a Republican
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So did the Republicans basically get the old Democrats and the Democrats got the old Republicans?
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England: From Elizabeth to Elizabeth
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It happened quite suddenly, over the course of 150 years.
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This man is better than my history teacher.
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“I missed the part where that’s my problem” - Bully Maguire
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So let me get this straight, the majority of americans wanted to abolish slavery due to economical reason?
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Ok do one with how Democrats ended up with Hillary.
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How did the Dem party end up with Joe Biden lol
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Why cant USA get out of its shell and stop voting for 2 parties only.
