But without context, it doesn't represent what we see today. Keep in mind, all that blue in the South was largely Jim Crow Dixiecrats, and the fact that Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan and #41 Bush would never be the Republican nominee given today's environment.
- (Ike: "Military Industrial Complex" warning speech; maintained FDR and Truman's liberal agenda.)
- (Nixon: Opened relations with Communist China; created the EPA; signed Title 9 legislation.)
- (Reagan: Raised taxes to historic levels; negotiated with Soviet Union/Russia.)
- (Bush 41: "Read My Lips".)
None of these would meet the current Republican bar, and in fact would automatically disqualify them. Today's Republican party bears little resemblance to the party of even Reagan, much less Lincoln. (There's virtually no resemblance in the latter comparison.)
To be fair, the Democratic party is a far cry from what it looked like in the 40s or 50s. But I think a Kennedy or a Clinton could conceivably be nominated today.
Regardless, one should digest this info with the following reality regarding the country's debt:
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