The Republican Party has changed a lot in the past 150 years. But one thing that’s stayed the same is its nickname: the Grand Old Party, or GOP for short.
“the grand old party that saved the country is still true to the principles that gave it birth.” It was a reminder from Republicans to voters that they were the side who opposed secession during the Civil War, backing President Abraham Lincoln to preserve the union and oppose slavery.
If either of the parties could have fairly been described as “old” at the time, it would not be the Republicans. Either way, it likely drew inspiration from the British press’s use of “Grand Old Man,” or G.O.M., to affectionately refer to their, who was elected into office across the Atlantic four times between 1868 and 1894. In the United States, other variations also appeared too. They included Gallant Old Party — which newspapers continued to deploy as a synonym for the Republicans for years after the Civil War ended.
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