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How did the Republican Party come to be known as the GOP? The acronym stands for Grand Old Party. But the Democratic Party is far older than the Republican Party The Democratic Party dates from the time of Thomas Jefferson, while the Republican Party only dates from the time of Abraham Lincoln. 
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