[TexConfederate1861]

The roles were reversed in 1861.
The Republicans were Liberals in that time period.
So your point is what?

[oneamericanvoice]

“The roles were reversed in 1861.
The Republicans were Liberals in that time period.
So your point is what?”

How do you figure? If not for the Federalists, slavery would have remained for far longer. In states dominated by Federalists, woman were able to vote sooner. Where is the Liberalism?

[the OlLine Rebel]

Agreed. A change happened around 1900. Definitely in place by the time Wilson was in office.