Freedom, while the truth may be in that idea, I would not hesitate to say at this point it is almost moot, due to the fact neither party has any real differences between them other that what particular groups they want to enslave in what order. I was amused that a computer could be considered as accurate as any of the polling crap (which I believe is also poo) in the light of the need for real data. How people feel about a particular politician is so variable and unstable that I cannot believe any thing beyond a Ouija Board is capable of a realistic , somewhat reliable forecast. Even the "night before" polling crap is essentially for entertainment value (an maybe manipulation) only. But you are correct, Lincoln was a "R".

Yes, a Republican presided over the previous "civil" war, too.