Lincoln's election is harder to judge because it occurred during war. No telling without the war how much the Republican revolution of 1860 would have accomplished. But I think any historian would agree that at minimum slavery's expansion into the territories would have been finally stopped---that in itself would have been a significant change.
The third revolution of this type occurred with TR. Remember, they deliberately put TR in the vice-presidency so that they'd never have to deal with him? He was far left on economic matters, far right on nationalism, and above all loved America. Now, Trump is no TR, but he does have some of the same characteristics. He is more pro business, more low-tax, probably about the same---given the era---on "social issues." But in terms of wanting a great US, he's 180 degrees opposite Obama and Hillary.
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You know it’s interesting....Lincoln was actually a celebrity of sorts. His ethos was just right, and coincided with his timing. (His image guy was named Mark Hanna if I remember correctly? Is that right?).
And TR certainly had a knack for it as well. Yes, he was internally driven to be a Tough Man, and he certainly was. But he was also eager to share that image with the world, and he did, and it affected everything.....
George Washington of course was a celebrity in his day.
Then there’s JFK and Reagan, obviously.
But Trump is the only one who really gets the nature of celebrity as it is TODAY.
in that regard, he is very much like....Washington, Jackson, Lincoln, TR, JFK and Reagan.
Fascinating really