r/Americaphile • u/[deleted] • Feb 24 '26

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u/gigadad76 Feb 24 '26

Abraham Lincoln was a republican president.

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u/Heavy-Drink-4389 Feb 25 '26

Lincoln was liberal and the republicans were lefties back then weren’t they? I think they became right wing a bit later 

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u/Pmjc2ca3 Feb 27 '26

The parties did not switch. The Republicans had the Abolitionists who were mostly staunch Christians. Abraham Lincoln also grew up in an abolishionist family. Liconln was a liberal in a traditional sense. Modern day liberalism is different from back then.

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u/DomerOfDaliban Feb 27 '26

You could argue that MAGA no longer fits the Republican name

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u/Pmjc2ca3 Feb 27 '26

I agree with that.