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The antebellum Democrat party of slavery was decisively defeated in the Civil War, never to rise again.
After that, there were two Democrat parties, a northern version and a rump southern version. The southern version was a continuation of the Jefferson-Jackson party, while the northern version was something entirely new: the party of people who had immigrated to the US after independence.
From 1860 to 1928, Democrats only won 4 presidential elections, with 2 apiece going to Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson.
Cleveland was a northern Democrat from Buffalo who was squeaky clean during a venal time in American politics. Largely a protest vote against the Gilded Age corruption.
Wilson is more interesting. He was a dyed-in-the-wool racist southern Democrat who also happened to be highly educated, the president of Princeton who brought graduate school to American shores. He was a bridge between the two Democrat parties, a racist and a reformer, whose political advisor was a northern Irishman named Tumulty.
Wilson was only elected because TR split the Republican vote. He was the last of the old southern Democrat party. The old Democrats would try again with progressive technocrats in James Cox and John Davis, who both lost spectacularly.
Then the new Democrat party took control, and nominated northern Irish Catholic Al Smith. He also lost spectacularly, but FDR would go on to complete the metamorphosis of the Democrats from the party of southern farmers to the party of urban immigrants. The rest is history. The southern Democrat party well and truly died in the 2014 midterm election, when Republicans swept southern Senate seats and statewide offices.
So when people go on to say that, "Democrats are the party of slavery", it's just wrong. The party of slavery is dead, and hasn't been more than a regional force for 100 years. There were two Democrat parties for 150 years, who shared little more than a name and would only sometimes unite to be effective. The Democrat party of today is the party of urban immigrants and the North.
The antebellum Democrat party of slavery was decisively defeated in the Civil War, never to rise again.
After that, there were two Democrat parties, a northern version and a rump southern version. The southern version was a continuation of the Jefferson-Jackson party, while the northern version was something entirely new: the party of people who had immigrated to the US after independence.
From 1860 to 1928, Democrats only won 4 presidential elections, with 2 apiece going to Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson.
Cleveland was a northern Democrat from Buffalo who was squeaky clean during a venal time in American politics. Largely a protest vote against the Gilded Age corruption.
Wilson is more interesting. He was a dyed-in-the-wool racist southern Democrat who also happened to be highly educated, the president of Princeton who brought graduate school to American shores. He was a bridge between the two Democrat parties, a racist and a reformer, whose political advisor was a northern Irishman named Tumulty.
Wilson was only elected because TR split the Republican vote. He was the last of the old southern Democrat party. The old Democrats would try again with progressive technocrats in James Cox and John Davis, who both lost spectacularly.
Then the new Democrat party took control, and nominated northern Irish Catholic Al Smith. He also lost spectacularly, but FDR would go on to complete the metamorphosis of the Democrats from the party of southern farmers to the party of urban immigrants. The rest is history. The southern Democrat party well and truly died in the 2014 midterm election, when Republicans swept southern Senate seats and statewide offices.
So when people go on to say that, "Democrats are the party of slavery", it's just wrong. The party of slavery is dead, and hasn't been more than a regional force for 100 years. There were two Democrat parties for 150 years, who shared little more than a name and would only sometimes unite to be effective. The Democrat party of today is the party of urban immigrants and the North.
you forgot to mention that Lincoln was a republican and no way would they be part of the anti-slavery party lol and held the grudge a long time
The antebellum Democrat party of slavery was decisively defeated in the Civil War, never to rise again.
After that, there were two Democrat parties, a northern version and a rump southern version. The southern version was a continuation of the Jefferson-Jackson party, while the northern version was something entirely new: the party of people who had immigrated to the US after independence.
From 1860 to 1928, Democrats only won 4 presidential elections, with 2 apiece going to Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson.
Cleveland was a northern Democrat from Buffalo who was squeaky clean during a venal time in American politics. Largely a protest vote against the Gilded Age corruption.
Wilson is more interesting. He was a dyed-in-the-wool racist southern Democrat who also happened to be highly educated, the president of Princeton who brought graduate school to American shores. He was a bridge between the two Democrat parties, a racist and a reformer, whose political advisor was a northern Irishman named Tumulty.
Wilson was only elected because TR split the Republican vote. He was the last of the old southern Democrat party. The old Democrats would try again with progressive technocrats in James Cox and John Davis, who both lost spectacularly.
Then the new Democrat party took control, and nominated northern Irish Catholic Al Smith. He also lost spectacularly, but FDR would go on to complete the metamorphosis of the Democrats from the party of southern farmers to the party of urban immigrants. The rest is history. The southern Democrat party well and truly died in the 2014 midterm election, when Republicans swept southern Senate seats and statewide offices.
So when people go on to say that, "Democrats are the party of slavery", it's just wrong. The party of slavery is dead, and hasn't been more than a regional force for 100 years. There were two Democrat parties for 150 years, who shared little more than a name and would only sometimes unite to be effective. The Democrat party of today is the party of urban immigrants and the North.
I wouldn't say there was two different parties but one part of the party was diverging from the main racist Democrat party... Ironically you can see that today in the current Democratic party with one part going Socialist from the main party.... I laugh when I see Democrats denying their racist heritage, it only proves they are still racists...
The antebellum Democrat party of slavery was decisively defeated in the Civil War, never to rise again.
After that, there were two Democrat parties, a northern version and a rump southern version. The southern version was a continuation of the Jefferson-Jackson party, while the northern version was something entirely new: the party of people who had immigrated to the US after independence.
From 1860 to 1928, Democrats only won 4 presidential elections, with 2 apiece going to Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson.
Cleveland was a northern Democrat from Buffalo who was squeaky clean during a venal time in American politics. Largely a protest vote against the Gilded Age corruption.
Wilson is more interesting. He was a dyed-in-the-wool racist southern Democrat who also happened to be highly educated, the president of Princeton who brought graduate school to American shores. He was a bridge between the two Democrat parties, a racist and a reformer, whose political advisor was a northern Irishman named Tumulty.
Wilson was only elected because TR split the Republican vote. He was the last of the old southern Democrat party. The old Democrats would try again with progressive technocrats in James Cox and John Davis, who both lost spectacularly.
Then the new Democrat party took control, and nominated northern Irish Catholic Al Smith. He also lost spectacularly, but FDR would go on to complete the metamorphosis of the Democrats from the party of southern farmers to the party of urban immigrants. The rest is history. The southern Democrat party well and truly died in the 2014 midterm election, when Republicans swept southern Senate seats and statewide offices.
So when people go on to say that, "Democrats are the party of slavery", it's just wrong. The party of slavery is dead, and hasn't been more than a regional force for 100 years. There were two Democrat parties for 150 years, who shared little more than a name and would only sometimes unite to be effective. The Democrat party of today is the party of urban immigrants and the North.
LOL. Like two sides of the same coin.
Democrats then: you work, I eat.
Democrats today: I eat, you work.
This thread is about to go up in flames, can already feel it.
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