Nearly 20% of Trump Fans Think Freeing the Slaves Was a Bad Idea

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17. Don't fall into the name trap

The mid 19th century Republican Party had many of the hallmarks of the 20th century Democratic Party. The 19th century Republican Party championed:

- An ambitious expansion of federal power.
- Funded the transcontinental railroad.
- Funded the development of the state university systems.
- The settlement of the West by homesteaders.
- Instituting protective tariffs.
- Laws that granted protections for African Americans and advanced social justice

The mid 19th century Democratic Party opposed most, if not all, of these.

(sound familiar?)

As America moved into the latter part of the 19th century and into the 20th century, the 2 parties began to migrate and by the latter part of the early 20th century (specifically in the 1930's) they had exchanged places and (mostly) formed into their current ideological patterns