Were he alive today, would Abraham Lincoln be too ugly to lead the GOP?

We live in an era dominated by good looks (take me for example! ) Would Lincoln even be selected as a minor Congressman in today's television era? In passing, political speeches in the 19th Century were about addressing large crowds.

Would Honest Abe have managed to cultivate the radio and TV fireside chat? Asked by spikejones 35 months ago Similar questions: alive today Abraham Lincoln ugly lead GOP Society > story.

Similar questions: alive today Abraham Lincoln ugly lead GOP.

What would sink Lincoln nowadays would be his Kentucky twang (picked up while he was growing up there. ) A year ago, I read the Gettysburg Address to my students in that accent and they were calling for me to stop it. Imagine a redneck for President, and that's what folks would be hearing.

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1 If Lincoln were alive today, he would reel in horror at what the GOP has become. Look to more recent times. Nixon was no pretty boy, nor was LBJ.

I don't think it makes much of a difference.

If Lincoln were alive today, he would reel in horror at what the GOP has become. Look to more recent times. Nixon was no pretty boy, nor was LBJ.

I don't think it makes much of a difference.

2 If Lincoln were alive today he would reel in horror at what all US politics has become today! From what I've read he was not physically attractive. I think he would have a very difficult time climbing the political ladder to the White House.

Of course, some skip the politial ladder and climb the media mob to the top.

If Lincoln were alive today he would reel in horror at what all US politics has become today! From what I've read he was not physically attractive. I think he would have a very difficult time climbing the political ladder to the White House.

Of course, some skip the politial ladder and climb the media mob to the top.

3 If Lincoln were alive today, he would be too smart to want to go into politics. This user has been banned from Askville.

3 If Lincoln were alive today, he would be too smart to want to go into politics.

If Lincoln were alive today, he would be too smart to want to go into politics.

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