"George Graves" wrote in message
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Well in the South, there is a long tradition of calling oneself a
Democrat, even though politically, one might be slightly to the right of
Attila the Hun. The reason for these so-called 'Dixiecrats' stems from
the fact that Abraham Lincoln, and more importantly, Andrew Johnson,
were Republicans.


Andrew Johnson was a Democrat.



Republicans who were in power when the War of Northern
Aggression started and continued with Reconstruction.


A curious name for a war that began when CSA guns fired on Fort Sumter.