The Republicans used to favor big government, while Democrats were committed to curbing federal power. How did the parties switch stances? read more
So, sometime between the 1860s and 1936, the (Democratic) party of small government became the party of big government, and the (Republican) party of big government became rhetorically committed to curbing federal power. read more
The fourth party system: The rise of Progressivism in “the Progressive Era” (where both parties embrace progressivism following the Gilded Age), to Teddy leaving the Republican party (where progressive Republicans begin to “switch” to the Democratic Party), to the First World War, to Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover (where the Republican platform starts to become less progressive and more pro-business). read more
Back in Lincoln’s day, the Democrats were the Conservative Party, and the New Republican Party was the Liberal Party. Today, the 2 parties are the exact opposite of how they were from 1860 to Early 1909, the end of Theodore Roosevelt’s Presidency, making him the LAST Liberal/Progressive Republican President. read more