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Was Abraham Lincoln Leftwing or Rightwing?

The Political Orphanage

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The Right Wing Anti-Abortion Activist

I don't think I tend to say left wing, right wing on the show. I do say progressive and conservative, although red and blue would probably be better than the monikers for that because I am describing a team. Adding right wing or left wing as a preface to a statement is really just a way of weaponizing it. It actually isn't providing anything useful in terms of information. You add right wing and now you're saying, guess who he's like? Adolf Hitler,. Stephen A. Douglas, John Calhoun, white supremacist.

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