From: Jeff Shultz 

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:34:06 -0500, Steve Ewing wrote:

> On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:13:48 -0800, jeff 
> wrote:
>
>>> Was Lincoln a democrat?
>>>  Adam
>>
>> Lincoln was the first Republican President.
>
> ...but not the first Republican candidate for President: that was Fremont.
>  Lincoln began as a Whig, and (along with many others) gravitated (or,
> more accurately, was dragged) to the newly-formed Republican party.
>
> Check out, BTW, this stuff: Brand Democrat gear,  "Since 1794"
>
> Just scroll down...
>
> http://www.oliverwillis.com/branddemocrat

Oliver is probably already regretting doing this:

http://hubris.typepad.com/hubris/2004/11/brand_democrat_.html

http://rebrand-democrat.txfx.net/

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