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I remember him saying it. I also remember looking at my husband and saying "he does know Lincoln was a a Republican? The founding member of the party no less".
I think the Internet has been the down fall of many. Gives us a chance to connect with other Conservatives and preserve all their shenanigans!
Close. The Republican party was formed in 1854 in Ripon, Wisconsin specifically to end slavery. Our first Presidential candidate was John C. Fremont a famous and popular explorer of the West. He lost to James Buchanan which became a disaster when Buchanan failed to address slavery.
Lincoln was our second candidate and he did end slavery.