Which Incarnation of the major political parties were the best?
Which was the best incarnation of each major political party?
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1. Which were the best version of the Republican Party (check all that apply)
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Pre-Lincoln Republicans (1854-1860) -- practically single-issue abolition/anti-slave state party
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Lincoln Republicans (1860-1876) -- anti-slavery, strong Federal government, adopted Whig principles, such as protectionism, federal banking, internal improvements, etc.
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Imperialist, Lilly-White Republicans (1876-1904) -- Abandoned focus on Civil Rights in favor of Foreign Policy, Gold Standard, Military expansion
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Progressive Republicans (1904-1920) -- Embraced reform, income tax, regulations, conservation, worker's rights, women's rights, although still ignore rights of Blacks
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Normalcy Republicans (1920-1936) -- Abandoned reform and domestic focus in favor of a focus on protectionism, economics, isolationism, and limited government.
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New Deal Rockefeller Republicans (1936-1964) -- Acceptance of FDR's New Deal and Free Trade, but with a focus on cost-cutting and efficiency, strong anti-Communist policy, slight return to Civil Rights, Foreign Policy focus.
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Neocon Republicans/Reagan Republicans (1964-2016) -- Mostly abandoned Civil Rights and pro-New Deal rhetoric, focusing on Religious values, military intervention, defense spending, and domestic cost-cutting and limited government. Maintains Free Trade focus.
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Nationalist Populist Republicans (2016-present) -- Mostly abandoned military intervention, focusing primarily as a rhetorical reaction to liberal culture in America and political establishment in general. Return to protectionism. Arguably will die off with their cult leader.
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2. Which were the best version of the Democratic Party (check all that apply)
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Jackson Democrats (1824-1844) -- Populist, with a focus on expanded suffrage, anti-banking, Free Trade, opposition to government programs.
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Manifest Destiny/Popular Sovereignty Democrats (1844-1864) -- Expansionist, pro-Slavery/anti-abolitionism, Free Trade, States Rights, opposition to government programs.
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Bourbon Democrats (1864-1896) -- Isolationist, Gold Standard, Free Trade, Limited Government, States Rights, anti-corruption, meritocracy.
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Populist Progressive Democrats (1896-1912) -- Isolationist, Silver Standard/Bimetalism, Agrarianism, Progressive Domestic Reform, Free Trade, income tax, expanded rights (although not for blacks and the very poor))
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Wilsonian Democrats (1912-1932) -- Maintains progressive domestic reform, income tax, Free Trade, expansion of rights (except blacks and poor), but shifts away from silver standard, agrarianism, and embraces an internationalist foreign policy.0
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New Deal Democrats (1932-1984) -- Embrace of government as a great good, both domestically and in foreign policy. Pro-Labor. Shifting to primarily urban focus, including slow acceptance of Civil Rights. Still interventionist foreign policy.
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New Democrats (1984-2008) -- Embrace of some of Neocon/Reagan Republican policies, maintaining but not expanding upon New Deal-type policies and programs. Adopts some deregulation. Pro-Labor. Civil Rights. Liberalism is mostly rhetoric only.
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Liberal Democrats/Obama Democrats (2008-present) -- Return to some New Deal thinking, but with more of a focus on matters related to Civil Rights, equality, equity, reform. More rhetorical than action-oriented, preferring to keep the status quo. May be evolving into a more Populist form of Democrats with a more Socialist focus once becomes pro-active.
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3. Who would you vote for if your preferred Democratic Party faced your preferred Republican Party?
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Democrats (mention below)
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Republicans (mention below)
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