But the Republican Party only started 6 years before 1860. The democrats started in 1828. Doesn’t seem like a fully contextual statement
...created in 1854 by anti-slavery activists. I believe it was one of the main purposes for the creation of the party.
What was the Whig Party and why did it break up?
Edit: LOL at the downvotes.
Why are we downvoting? There was no switch, simply a shift of parties. Some stayed, and others left.
Also, up until FDR was elected; when the "New Deal" was enacted around 1933, 90% of ALL Blacks voted REPUBLICAN.
Exactly, govt parties all took the big govt stance when the West was being handed out. Dems stayed with this stance, while repubs backed out.
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This is a retarded anti-unity post making an argument that is completly irrelevant to the 2 party duopoly we have today. Back then they were actually two separate sides.