Reply To: What if a Republican is a Democrat in disguise?

American party lines have always been muddled. It is interesting that many of the leading Republicans started out as Democrats and only switched as the Democrats moved to the left. To win election one needs to appeal to a broad spectrum, however to win a nomination one needs to appeal to a “base”. The traditional Republican party positions were always pro-capitalist, pro-civil rights, but not necessarily supporting a “muscular” foreign policy (Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Reagan and Bush were “hawks”, whereas others such as Hoover and Robert Taft were doves).