Abraham Lincoln would be disgusted by today’s GOP standard bearers

By: Jim Jones

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 806

Last Updated: 5 days, 18 hours ago

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Imagine the shock, dismay and disgust Abraham Lincoln might feel about the state and national leadership of his beloved Republican Party, if he were to return to life today. He would find a leadership of the Grand Old Party dedicated to white nationalism, nativism and moral decay. He would undoubtedly feel that GOP leaders had wrongfully seized the GOP label and attached it to a group that opposed almost everything he stood for.

Throughout his …

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