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FightinTiger 
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| At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:40 pm)
Democrats began as the party of conservatives. Republicans were the liberals. When did they switch?
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Bama2010
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:41 pm to FightinTiger)
not really
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FightinTiger
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:42 pm to Bama2010)
Yes. Really.
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HailHailtoMichigan! 
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:42 pm to FightinTiger)
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Republicans were the liberals.
Based on what, exactly? Republicans have always been the party of business and capitalism.
In fact, opposition to slavery was mainly rooted in a fear of slavery replacing capitalism, not a genuine concern of the slave.
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Tigah in the ATL 
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:42 pm to FightinTiger)
I think you mean at what point did Southern Democrats switch sides.
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BugAC
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:43 pm to FightinTiger)
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Democrats began as the party of conservatives. Republicans were the liberals. When did they switch?
Trying to find a way to blame slavery on Republicans, and give credit from Reagan to the democrats eh?
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joshnorris14 
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:44 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!)
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Republicans have always been the party of business and capitalism.
Lol Teddy Roosevelt.
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notslim99
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:45 pm to FightinTiger)
People switched sides, not parties. The southern whites didn't like the Republican stance on salvery, so they moved to the Democrat party.
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HailHailtoMichigan!
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:45 pm to joshnorris14)
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Teddy Roosevelt.
progressive era, bro.
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FightinTiger
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:45 pm to BugAC)
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Trying to find a way to blame slavery on Republicans, and give credit from Reagan to the democrats eh?
wat
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:46 pm to FightinTiger)
Here is what I've learned from Democrats:
The Democrats that were supporting segregation and passing Jim Crow Laws were really republicans.
For example, Robert Byrd was really a Republican because he was in the Klan.
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joshnorris14
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:47 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!)
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progressive era, bro.
Do you consider Progressives to be in favor of business and Capitalism? If not, your post doesn't hold true.
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HailHailtoMichigan!
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:48 pm to FightinTiger)
Republicans have never changed, democrats have.
I don't belong to a political party; I am a democrat
- Will Rogers
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HailHailtoMichigan!
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:49 pm to joshnorris14)
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Do you consider Progressives to be in favor of business and Capitalism?
They held deep disdain for the alliance between government and business. Think Ron Paul.
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FightinTiger
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:49 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!)
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Republicans have never changed
So we can expect to be put in prison for having dissenting political views? Cause Lincoln did that shite and was re-elected.
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TheFolker 
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:50 pm to joshnorris14)
Teddy Roosevelt was more Woodrow Wilson than he was William Mckinley.
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HailHailtoMichigan!
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:51 pm to FightinTiger)
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Cause Lincoln did that shite and was re-elected.
It was completely necessary, imo.
Lincoln understood that in times of crises, the constitution must be circumvented in order to preserve it.
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ashy larry
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:52 pm to notslim99)
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The southern whites didn't like the Republican stance on salvery, so they moved to the Democrat party.
The republican party was founded in the North by anti-slavery activists
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RollTide1987 
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:52 pm to FightinTiger)
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Republicans were the liberals.
Very few Republicans were in favor of equality. A huge platform of the Republican Party was to free the slaves and ship them all back to Africa. That was a serious item up for discussion in 1854-1863 or so.
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HailHailtoMichigan!
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| re: At what point in history did Democrats and Republicans switch sides? (Posted on 11/13/12 at 3:53 pm to RollTide1987)
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A huge platform of the Republican Party was to free the slaves and ship them all back to Africa.
Hoe exactly would this have been accomplished? 
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