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To: the OlLine Rebel
Dems and Repub principles essentially flip-flopped c1915.

The Democrats, who used to call themselves "The Party of Personal Liberty", went over to the dark side in 1896 when they nominated the Progressive William Jennings Bryan.

19 posted on 04/18/2013 2:37:24 PM PDT by SeeSharp
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To: SeeSharp

Yeah, I’m making a very rough estimate, given that, Teddy’s proclivities, Wilson’s proclivities, Repub pres in the ‘20s, and everywhere else!


29 posted on 04/18/2013 2:48:55 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: SeeSharp

Don’t forget that Teddy Roosevelt, former Republican president, formed a third party because the GOP wasn’t Progressive enough for him. Progressivism afflicted both parties then, and still does today.


48 posted on 04/18/2013 3:43:09 PM PDT by mrreaganaut (Coolidge 2016!)
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