Teddy Roosevelt. Started as a Republican. When he saw the butchering Taft did to the country, he started his own "Progressive Party" because there was no way he would get the Republican nomination... after all, they put him there (as VP) to basically get rid of him. His party platform wanted: a national health service, social security, a minimum wage law for women, an eight hour workday, farm relief, a securities commission, workers comp, an inheritance tax, and an amendment for a federal income tax. They also added things to the party platform, such as: voting rights for women, direct election of senators, primaries for state and federal elections to help remove the grip the parties had on nominees, strict limits and disclosures on campaign contributions, registration of lobbyists, and recording and publication of congressional commitee meetings. Holy fuck that sounds a lot like Sanders, doesn't it?
Let's go back a bit further, closer to when this all started... In the 1860's, the Republicans wanted an expansion of federal power and overrode the southern democratic majority that opposed it. The piece in question was the Second American System, which provided federal funds (socialism!) for the federal railroad, university system, western settlement (homesteading, free/cheap land provided by the government to anyone willing to move there), a national currency and a protective tariff. Democrats OPPOSED this expansion of federal power. Democrats were the party of the south during Lincoln's time. They opposed the powers Lincoln was "hoarding" because they believed strongly in states rights and opposed a large federal government. They also (the southern Democratic majority) believed strongly in segregation and minimal to no negro voting, while the Republican north was in favor of winning over the black south to rise up against the slave owners, and partially as a way of expanding their electorate. Democratic (confederate) President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, and shut down the national bank (small government supporter). Example animated map of state voting since 1860: http://www.businessinsider.com/animated-map-states-vote-presidential-elections-2015-7 When the Democrats fused with the People's Party in 1896, incumbent Grover Cleveland (a conservative Democrat) was displaced by William Jennings Bryan who's Republican platform was based, largely, around promoting social justice (SJW!) in the federal system. ETC. This isn't based on some trumped up bullshit. If you do the research and pay attention to the party's stances, you can see a dramatic shift that happened in ~ 60-80 years. You don't have to believe me though (and likely won't, as you didn't ask for sources of any kind nor did you try to counter my claim), but if you *actually study American history*, you will see this to be true. On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 11:57 PM, Cameron Crum <[email protected]> wrote: > The party swapping is a myth...please tell me who all the people were who > swapped? It is a lie perpetuated by the left to win favor with the > minorities whose votes they so desperately want. > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 7:19 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> If Trump wins the election I'm moving to Canada! >> >> >> oh wait, I'm already Canadian. >> >> >> please disregard >> >> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 3:06 PM, Jaime Solorza <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Millions being spent by Republicans that don't want Trump....we are just >>> amused observers watching you guys destroy Lincoln's party.... by now he is >>> spinning in his grave at centrifuge speed. >>> >>> On Mar 22, 2016 4:03 PM, "Jaime Solorza" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Wow...an honest observer...kudos >>>> >>>> On Mar 22, 2016 3:13 PM, "Sean Heskett" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> um those ads with trump's wife were paid for by the romney super pac >>>>> that is trying to stop trump...not the left, unless you go too far right >>>>> that you swing all the way around to the left lol. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 9:43 AM, That One Guy /sarcasm >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I do like the insult the anti trump movement perpetrated on the >>>>>> mormons with the ad featuring his wife nude. Pandering at its finest, >>>>>> shows >>>>>> the left views mormons as one step above an amoeba in terms of intellect. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 10:40 AM, Jeremy <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You could always vote for Bernie. ;) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Steve <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Well you guys get to vote for a career criminal / pathological liar >>>>>>>> or a sociopath narcissist. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> God have mercy on us all. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>> From: "Darren Shea" <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 11:19:48 AM >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fw: OT Trump in Utah >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> We need a "None of the Above" option - if that's the winner, not a >>>>>>>> single one of the candidates who appeared on the ballot for that race >>>>>>>> are >>>>>>>> eligible to run in the follow-up election. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay Weekley >>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 9:15 AM >>>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Fw: OT Trump in Utah >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Could we be the non vocal majority or are we just the relative few >>>>>>>> that think we're in for a long four years at least? If I am >>>>>>>> interviewing >>>>>>>> candidates for a job and don't like any of the candidates I reopen the >>>>>>>> process and get more applications. To bad we can't do that in >>>>>>>> politics. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Chuck McCown wrote: >>>>>>>> > AMEN! >>>>>>>> > *From:* Lewis Bergman <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Again, it is hard to believe that the field, both sides, is the >>>>>>>> > best >>>>>>>> > this country can do. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your >>>>>> team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >>>>> >>>>> >> >
