How the Republican Party went from Lincoln to Trump

It wasn't always this way for the Republican Party.

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.

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.

[christianmouser]

Reminder: The Republican and Democratic parties both technically had Progressives in their Parties.

Republicans: Teddy Roosevelt
Democrats: Franklin D Roosevelt.

There are no good parties... only Good people.

[Boomhauersdad]

This is why I will never judge a candidate by their party but their character. Happy to be unaffiliated with a party

[NullPointer]

Come to China, and you'll never have to be worried about voting again.

-- this is just a joke guys, plz dont take it seriously

[saventra]

Let’s give some credit to the graphic designer.

[killforgood]

So let me get this straight, the majority of americans wanted to abolish slavery due to economical reason?

[Writer_Productions_Map]

Now we need:

"How the Democratic Party went from Roosevelt to Biden"

[wafflecougar-online]

All I learned is that both parties fight for human rights only when it will give them political leverage.

[abrahamlincoln]

It happened quite suddenly, over the course of 150 years.

[TheJds]

It's kind of takes me back to history class it's just really fascinating how both parties changed throughout the years interviews and beliefs that people had versus what they believe in now

[dams]

Why cant USA get out of its shell and stop voting for 2 parties only.

[colinwatt]

Whoever did the graphics for this video should feel proud. Well done.

[dariusraulea]

This made me realise how much did race become political in America.

[DriftingDraftsman]

I had no idea the republican party were the first to go woke.

[rodchester]

Soooo we're just going to skip that whole Theodore Roosevelt section where he went against big business and tore down the monopolies?

[fanmatrkhan]

Democrats : WE LOVE SLAVERY!
Democrats 1 century later: uno reverse card

[godydogy]

“Fools multiply when wise men are silent.”

[Cowskiman]

You forget to mention how in 1890 the first black senator was elected and how it was a Republican

[isida]

In America: people gives 4 years to their president

In Russia: Putin gives 4 more years to the people.

[andrewjcalhoun]

All this to say....
Democrats: Racist
Republicans: Racist

[fryguyk]

Ngl skipping the 1890s-1920s is a HUGE thing to just ignore, that’s when you transitions from reconstructing the south to labor laws and progressivism