This text, which is a revised edition, extends this history. It includes a new chapter on the George W. Contending that the historic Republican skepticism about the legi Contending that the historic Republican skepticism about the legitimacy of the Democratic Party has shaped American politics since the Civil War, the book argues that the persistent flaw in the relations between the two parties has led the nation to the current crisis of stalemate and partisan bitterness.
Keywords: Republican history , national political history , George W. Lewis L. Forgot password? Don't have an account? All Rights Reserved. OSO version 0. They especially consider how ideas about freedom in the s coalesced during war and Reconstruction to produce both an expanded call for political and civil rights for the ex-slaves and a concern over expanded federal involvement in the protection of those rights.
By observing the transformation of a sectional party born in the s into the "Grand Old Party" by the s, the authors demonstrate that no modern political party, even the one that claims descent from Lincoln, has surpassed the accomplishments of the first generation of Republicans.
Contributors— Jean H. Michael F. Holt , Langbourne M. James M. Mark E. Neely, Jr. Brooks D. While we now use GOP and Republican almost interchangeably, it doesn't mean everyone knows what the acronym stands for. A poll showed almost half of Republicans didn't know what the letters stood for. Elephants and donkeys. You can blame a journalist for each party's symbols as well. The donkey was first used by Andrew Jackson in , whose employee tried to label him a "jackass. Then during the mid-term elections of , Democrats were claiming President U.
Grant would seek a third term. Thomas Nast, a cartoonist for Harper's Weekly, spoofed the idea by drawing a stubborn Democratic donkey trying to scare a docile, slow moving elephant he said represented the Republicans. The symbols stuck and are used to this day. You can insert your own joke here.
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