How the Republican Party went from Lincoln to Trump

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Vox explains how the G.O.P. has evolved since it was founded by anti-slavery activists in 1854 to present day, when it is represented in the presidential elections by Donald Trump.
Today’s Republican Party opposes big government. It’s culturally conservative. Its demographic support is strongest among white voters, and it usually dominates elections in the South. And its 2016 presidential nominee has been heavily criticized for inciting racial tensions. But things weren’t always this way. Yet over the past 160 or so years, the party has undergone a remarkable transformation from the party of Abraham Lincoln… to the party of Donald Trump.

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