Quote Originally Posted by Riverman View Post
Weren't the 60s about when the big switch happened, where the Democrat and Republican parties somehow became each other? I know that Lincoln was a Republican, though I doubt he'd be one today.
What makes you think that? Republicans still hold on to some traditional ideas which Lincoln no doubt would have identified with. I doubt he would support the Democrats as they exist today since most of their ideas were unheard of in his time.