Whoa! Wait! Hold on ...
Lincoln was a Republican? Well this is the first I've heard of it. My history books never mentioned him being a Republican. Nor did the mainstream media. I find it interesting that now that they're accusing Lincoln of being gay that the left gleefully attaches him to the Republican party--even going so far as calling him the "founder". Hmmm.
The Republican party was founded in 1854. So this year was its sesquicentennial. The first Republican candidate for President in 1856 was John C. Fremont. He lost. Lincoln was the first elected Republican President in 1860.
And you have to love the Guardian, who does less research than a high school paper. Lincoln didn't found anything.