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Fearless

(18,421 posts) Mon Sep 9, 2013, 12:29 PM Sep 2013

The 1956 REPUBLICAN Platform

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EDIT TO ADD: Of course there were less savory parts, but these should be remembered to see how radically right they have become. For the full text go here... http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=25838

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The 1956 REPUBLICAN Platform (Original Post) Fearless Sep 2013 OP

Unicorns and Rainbows! Substantially to the left of today's Democratic Party "leaders". Scuba Sep 2013 #1

Yep. How far they have fallen. There is a great pro-Labor Young Republican placard out there from stevenleser Sep 2013 #2

The 1936 party platforms were very progressive as well. David__77 Sep 2013 #3

That is too Liberal for today's Democrats... Bandit Sep 2013 #4

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. Unicorns and Rainbows! Substantially to the left of today's Democratic Party "leaders".

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Mon Sep 9, 2013, 12:32 PM

Sep 2013

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)

2. Yep. How far they have fallen. There is a great pro-Labor Young Republican placard out there from

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Mon Sep 9, 2013, 12:33 PM

Sep 2013

the 1950s that talks about supporting unions and keeping wages high. It's also priceless.

The Republican Party from the 1950s is a party I could tolerate.

David__77

(23,434 posts)

3. The 1936 party platforms were very progressive as well.

Reply to Fearless (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 12:37 PM

Sep 2013

I remember as a teen I had a book that contained all the 1936 candidate statements and party platforms. That all sounded positively progressive and wonderful. No right-wing b.s.

Bandit

(21,475 posts)

4. That is too Liberal for today's Democrats...

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Mon Sep 9, 2013, 01:21 PM

Sep 2013

Amazing how far to the Right America has swung in the last fifty years isn't it?

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