tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post4922743645810741151..comments2023-10-29T05:29:58.599-04:00Comments on Right-Side-of-Lowell: PEW Quiz on Political PartiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post-56755329421943002762012-04-12T20:49:35.258-04:002012-04-12T20:49:35.258-04:00I am not so sure it was an evolution away from civ...I am not so sure it was an evolution away from civil rights advocacy. There was a part Native American Vice President in the 1920s, Republican, of course.<br /><br />I think it was a revolution, after Lyndon B Johnson replaced John F Kennedy and Mr Johnson, a Texan, from the Deep South, decided that every American needs to be treated right, and had the political horse sense to make it happen. That would be about 1964 or so. I can remember living in a "Sun Down Town" in 1950s New Jersey and Levittown, PA having a restrictive covenant in 1955—my Father commented on it to me. One of our neighbors was "passing" and doing well at it until his Mother showed up.<br /><br />After LBJ it was as though the Republicans had forgotten their roots. Senator Barry Goldwater taking the long term view on the Voting Rights Act did not help.<br /><br />But, I take your point, "Maybe Lincoln being a Republican runs against intuition..."<br /><br />And, it didn't help that the Republicans were not able to prevent major damage to the Black Middle Class in the last century.<br /><br />Regards — CliffC R Kriegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10563658418464959198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post-73165788978843765592012-04-12T20:48:27.666-04:002012-04-12T20:48:27.666-04:0013 out of 13 too. We're also the 8% who vote i...13 out of 13 too. We're also the 8% who vote in almost every election (including primaries) as well, and not just every four years.Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852754398007790428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post-12998582940646273102012-04-12T19:19:48.457-04:002012-04-12T19:19:48.457-04:0013 for 13, though I wouldn't have guessed only...13 for 13, though I wouldn't have guessed only 8% of people would be capable of scoring it given the straightforward nature of the questions. Maybe Lincoln being a Republican runs against intuition given the evolution of his party away from civil rights advocacy...Craig Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824029248081902170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post-51320154250051963332012-04-12T16:02:58.436-04:002012-04-12T16:02:58.436-04:0013 for 13. The other word for today....especially...13 for 13. The other word for today....especially as it applies to the current party in power.....Mendacity - the tendency to be untruthfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com