If Lincoln were alive today, would he be a Democrat or Republican?

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I think he would be a Democrat. He had VERY liberal ideology. He saw everyone as equal and was open to change. This is probably why Obama is so inspired by him.
Wise 1: I think you should change your name to "Dumb 1"
 
Looking at the current state of the Country (no, I do not mean the Economy), and the recent disregard for the Constitution, specifically ART2 sect1, it is most likely that Lincoln would emigrate elsewhere, disgusted at what the liberal, politically correct mindset has allowed.
 
He would be republican, it may have been a liberal ideology back then but it wouldnt be in this day and age. Just because he believed in change doesnt make Obama like Lincoln, thats a bit of a stretch. Too many people drank the coolaid with his speeches. He may bring change but we dont know if its good change yet...
 
How were his views liberal? Lincoln opposed slavery because he thought it was immoral and that it was denying rights to blacks. The Democrats didn't care about that and felt that morality and doing what's right had no place in government.

Today Republicans oppose abortion because it's immoral and denies rights to the unborn. Democrats don't care about that, they feel that morality and doing what's right have no place in government.
 
is this a q?

lincoln saw everybody as equal, but equality isnt the same. he was also only opened to "CHANGE" if he had assesed it to be for the better
 
i agree with gutter trash!
im black, but i know lincoln did not free the slaves because he wanted to do something morally good...


he would probably be a republican
 
He was a republican. He would have been embarrased of Bush. Proud of Obama. A war he started with the intentions of freeing his fellow man.
 
please do your homework
lincoln did not fight the war to free slaves
he in fact stated that he was doing this to preserve the union
he only stated the emancipation proclamation because the north was losing so bad
it was intended to persuade europe to pull its support from the south
and fill the ranks with negro soldiers
even general grant said that if anyone accused him of fighting the war to free slaves he would draw his sword on them
but its funny in our polititically correct world how all this gets left out
so i would say from a historical viewpoint he would be a republican
 
Obama goes beyond Liberal. See this:

http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/obama_bilderbergers_160.html
 
Obama goes beyond Liberal. See this:

http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/obama_bilderbergers_160.html
 
Lincoln was a Republican and I daresay he would be smart enough to stay this way!!!!!!!
 
Good question.

I'm not sure what the republican party was about in those times.

I think democrats were once conservatives by today's standards.

You may be right.

All I can say is cream rises to the top and a good man will be recognized.
 
He would be Republican. He didn't have liberal ideology. He was the first Conservative. Liberals these days only pretend to support black people to get their vote. Blacks hate republicans, because we ACTUALLY treat everyone equal, by not giving out any handouts.
 
Lincoln was, in the politics of his day, a liberal, and not just because he opposed the spread of slavery. He signed into law the first income tax, and made it progressive. When first elected to Congress, he lost his seat by questioning Polk's war of aggression in Mexico, the first US invasion of a foreign country, but very popular since it gained us vast amounts of land. As an attorney, he often represented poor people without charging fees. Presumably, he would still be a liberal today, and a Democrat.
 
He would be 200 years old this February.

It would seem that he would be Democratic today, but would he
be Republican back when he was alive? The early Republican party was against Catholics, Irish, immigrants and alcohol. Since he was the first Republican, and died immediately after the Civil War, it is unknown if he would have even have approved of how the Republican party behaved way back then.
 
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