re: Political Melt Thread

For folks who may not know the history of the state, here is the skinny.

Dropping it here because politics has always been a part of the state


In the early days of the USA, there were 2 parties

Federalist = landed gentry + lawyers + bankers
Democratic - Republicans = farmers + small merchants + workers + others


Oddly, 2 people would transform this and both were from Kentucky

Henry Clay started as a Democratic - Republican as his father was honorable but not wealthy so he fit that profile. He died and HC's mom remarried $$$$ the 2nd time. HC followed suit and married big $$$$. Over time he was seduced by the opposition and all that $$$$ and was part of the split in the Democratic - Republican Party that transitioned the Federalist Party to the Whig Party. Interesting how $$$$ and power changed a man so much in his lifetime

William Pope DuVal stated as a Democratic - Republican as well as a young man in the frontier land of Kentucky. He too married $$$ but it took longer for him to go Whig (former Federalist, now Republican) and he wound up as the 1st territorial governor of the State of Florida (hence Duval county and Duval Street).

The Federalist of old have been reborn as the modern Republican Party (starting with Regan) and the Republican Party of my youth (pre Regan) has all but disappeared. Sadly a Republican like IKE does not exist today and this will not end well for this country or the rank and file of the Republican masses of old.