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SHAPIRO: Will Republicans Go The Way Of The Whigs?
Truth Revolt ^ | Jan. 29, 2015 | Ben Shapiro

Posted on 01/30/2015 1:55:43 PM PST by Twotone

In 1856, the Whig Party ran former president Millard Fillmore for president of the United States. Fillmore had last run in 1852; he'd been denied the nomination as the party fell apart over the issue of slavery.

In an attempt to bring the party back together that year, the party nominated General Winfield Scott, who promptly imploded in the general election against Democrat Franklin Pierce. "We are slain!" shouted Representative Lewis D. Campbell of Ohio. "The party is dead, dead, dead!" Free Soiler Charles Sumner wrote, "Now is the time for a new organization. Out of this chaos the party of freedom must arise."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: flippedtheirwhigs; republicans; whigparty; whigs
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Freedom Party sounds pretty good.
1 posted on 01/30/2015 1:55:43 PM PST by Twotone
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To: Twotone

I think my neighbor wears a wig.


2 posted on 01/30/2015 1:58:21 PM PST by sickoflibs (King Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. Just follow my commands you serfs""')
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To: Twotone

If they don’t stand for anything, will anyone miss them?


3 posted on 01/30/2015 2:00:35 PM PST by marron
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To: Twotone

The GOP is trying hard to accomplish this, alienating what should be their base to try to win a fictional middle that will never support them.


4 posted on 01/30/2015 2:01:54 PM PST by Ingtar (Is this the Ebola and rumors of Ebola mentioned in the Bible?)
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To: Twotone
Will Republicans Go The Way Of The Whigs?

One can only hope.

5 posted on 01/30/2015 2:02:38 PM PST by LaybackLenny (Sarah Palin - Last Man Standing (Ironic, ain't it?))
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To: Twotone

Whigs fell apart over slavery.

Repugs will fall apart over modern slavery...illegal aliens.

They can go with Jeff Sessions and Steve King on that, or...go the way of the Whig.


6 posted on 01/30/2015 2:03:02 PM PST by Regulator
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To: Twotone

I thought they already did.


7 posted on 01/30/2015 2:03:13 PM PST by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: Twotone

Quite possibly.

If this Congress can’t straighten things out, I am done.


8 posted on 01/30/2015 2:03:39 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Vendome

I left once before but came back. And as long as there’s a possibility of a Ted Cruz administration I’ll stick around.


9 posted on 01/30/2015 2:04:57 PM PST by Twotone (Truth is hate to those who hate truth.)
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To: Twotone

I agree


10 posted on 01/30/2015 2:05:12 PM PST by GeronL
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To: Twotone

No, they’ll just join the Democrats..


11 posted on 01/30/2015 2:05:28 PM PST by cardinal4 (Certified Islamophobe..)
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To: Twotone

The republican party consists of criminal traitors to the Constitution. Obama boot-lickers. The shame of the nation.


12 posted on 01/30/2015 2:06:10 PM PST by Godebert
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The GOP went the way on the Whigs January 20th 1989.

After that we got "Read my lips no new taxes...Here are your new taxes"

13 posted on 01/30/2015 2:07:16 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Obama: 8 acts of blatant treason and counting.)
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To: Ingtar
The GOP is trying hard to accomplish this, alienating what should be their base to try to win a fictional middle that will never support them

It's quite a bit more complicated than that. There are many, many votes to be harvested from patriotic and hard-working Americans who would die before they would vote for a Republican. THAT is the reason the GOP must die - a new governing party cannot arise until the GOP is destroyed, or destroys itself.

14 posted on 01/30/2015 2:08:19 PM PST by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: Twotone

The Republican party has just gone into new onwership.
The Democrat party is now the socialist party.
The Republican party is now the Democrat party.
The Tea party is now the Republican party


15 posted on 01/30/2015 2:08:27 PM PST by SECURE AMERICA (I am an American Not a Republican or a Democrat.)
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To: Twotone

Who are these “Republicans” you speak of? Are you trying to suggest that there’s a political party that stands for the principles of a Republic? Why was I not informed?


16 posted on 01/30/2015 2:12:30 PM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Twotone
The Jeb Bush / Karl Rove type Republicans are exactly the cliche type Republicans that the democrates accuse Republicans of being.
They are only in it for the money!
"Republicans are for the RICH"!
17 posted on 01/30/2015 2:12:43 PM PST by Falcon4.0
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To: Regulator

The Whigs also fell apart because they had a stupid name that meant something a coupla hundred years earlier about being rebels and nonconformists.


18 posted on 01/30/2015 2:18:40 PM PST by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: Twotone

Free Soil, Free Men, Freedom - Fremont.......


19 posted on 01/30/2015 2:19:53 PM PST by njslim
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To: Twotone; cripplecreek; GeronL

Cripplecreek and I came up with that reference over Three Years Ago!


20 posted on 01/30/2015 2:20:58 PM PST by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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