2007-12-10 17:32:18 · 7 answers · asked by Lindsey R 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Abraham Lincoln (elected 1860)
2007-12-10 17:36:10 · answer #1 · answered by A M Frantz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question is meaningless. The two parties, Democrat and Republican, have both morphed so much over the last century and a half, that they've practically switched places.
In Abraham Lincoln's day, Republicans were northerners, more concerned with civil liberties and industrialization. The Democrats were all southern plantation owners. Oh, and they supported slavery, too. (Not that Republicans today support slavery, of course.) I don't know when the polarization "officially" was cemented, but no one can deny that neither party even faintly resembles what it was when first formed.
2007-12-11 01:50:11 · answer #2 · answered by Paper Mage 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Abraham Lincoln
2007-12-11 01:36:15 · answer #3 · answered by stygianwolfe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abraham Lincoln. The Republican Party started in 1856, and was composed of former Whigs, Know-Nothings, and Federalists
2007-12-11 01:37:08 · answer #4 · answered by John 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As I understand it, Lincoln more or less founded the republican party.
2007-12-11 02:10:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the republicans back in the day were way better than the morons today
2007-12-11 02:10:49 · answer #6 · answered by footballer 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
my man Lincoln
2007-12-11 01:36:44 · answer #7 · answered by Shelby L 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋