The new "Copperheads"
Charles G. Kels:
"Facing an election year, a weary but determined president was blamed by Democrats for the human and financial costs of war. They accused him of violating civil libertiesandrunning roughshod over the Constitution. They said the military was inequitably composed of poor, urban Americans. They demanded an end to the war and a pullback of U.S. troops."
"...Former presidents had ignored the warning signs and left it to this president to confront the problem once and for all. Seeking legitimacy, the Democrats looked longingly to a disgruntled former four-star general as the best chance to unseat the sitting administration.
"The coming election was a referendum on national resolve.
"The year was 1864. The incumbent president was Abraham Lincoln."
Charles G. Kels:
"Facing an election year, a weary but determined president was blamed by Democrats for the human and financial costs of war. They accused him of violating civil libertiesandrunning roughshod over the Constitution. They said the military was inequitably composed of poor, urban Americans. They demanded an end to the war and a pullback of U.S. troops."
"...Former presidents had ignored the warning signs and left it to this president to confront the problem once and for all. Seeking legitimacy, the Democrats looked longingly to a disgruntled former four-star general as the best chance to unseat the sitting administration.
"The coming election was a referendum on national resolve.
"The year was 1864. The incumbent president was Abraham Lincoln."
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