Would Lincoln be a Democrat today?

Gern Blansten

http://www.livescience.com/34241-democratic-republican-parties-switch-platforms.html

This is good ammo when repubs try to say they were the party of Lincoln and freed the slaves, etc....they weren't

So, sometime between the 1860s and 1936, the (Democratic) party of small government became the party of big government, and the (Republican) party of big government became rhetorically committed to curbing federal power. How did this switch happen?

unsung

Yes.

He was the first real big govt president.

JimmyV

Well, he'd still be from Illinois. The Red State/Blue State map would still look the same. I'm betting yes.

PJ_Soul

Yes.

I always found it kind of odd how the parties pulled a switch-a-roo, lol.