Anyone up for it!?
Not in order of importance or chronological…
Republican
- Abraham Lincoln continuing the Civil War(States Rights Issue) rather than negotiating a finacial separation(Texas owed for the Texas-Mexican War.)
2)Allowing the Democrats and News Media to control the “War of Words” for most of the 1970’s-1990’, defining the issues and labeling things(e.g.,“cuts” that are reductions in the upcoming %age increases in the budget, “Nazis” referring to Republicans(Sen. Hollings, of SC, I think.)
Democrats
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The Poll Tax instituted in the South after the Civil War to stop the Negroes(and the poor whites) from voting.
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Voting against Civil Rights. Though most people do not know/recall that the Republicans helped LBJ push it through. It will come back to haunt them.
Just two examples for now.
Anyone else?