Thread: If Lincoln were alive today, would he be a Democrat or Republican?

I think he would be a Democrat. He had VERY liberal ideology. He saw everyone as equal and was open to change. This is probably why Obama is so inspired by him.
Wise 1: I think you should change your name to "Dumb 1"

Looking at the current state of the Country (no, I do not mean the Economy), and the recent disregard for the Constitution, specifically ART2 sect1, it is most likely that Lincoln would emigrate elsewhere, disgusted at what the liberal, politically correct mindset has allowed.

He would be republican, it may have been a liberal ideology back then but it wouldnt be in this day and age. Just because he believed in change doesnt make Obama like Lincoln, thats a bit of a stretch. Too many people drank the coolaid with his speeches. He may bring change but we dont know if its good change yet...

How were his views liberal? Lincoln opposed slavery because he thought it was immoral and that it was denying rights to blacks. The Democrats didn't care about that and felt that morality and doing what's right had no place in government.

Today Republicans oppose abortion because it's immoral and denies rights to the unborn. Democrats don't care about that, they feel that morality and doing what's right have no place in government.

is this a q?

lincoln saw everybody as equal, but equality isnt the same. he was also only opened to "CHANGE" if he had assesed it to be for the better

Yes, Democrat. The parties have done a 180 degree flip since then.

i agree with gutter trash!
im black, but i know lincoln did not free the slaves because he wanted to do something morally good...


he would probably be a republican

He was a republican. He would have been embarrased of Bush. Proud of Obama. A war he started with the intentions of freeing his fellow man.

please do your homework
lincoln did not fight the war to free slaves
he in fact stated that he was doing this to preserve the union
he only stated the emancipation proclamation because the north was losing so bad
it was intended to persuade europe to pull its support from the south
and fill the ranks with negro soldiers
even general grant said that if anyone accused him of fighting the war to free slaves he would draw his sword on them
but its funny in our polititically correct world how all this gets left out
so i would say from a historical viewpoint he would be a republican

Obama goes beyond Liberal. See this:

http://www.americanfreepress.net/html/obama_bilderbergers_160.html