American political parties are weird, and the labels (Democrat/Republican) have swapped platforms/sides of the aisle several times in the last two hundred years

American political parties are weird, and the labels (Democrat/Republican) have swapped platforms/sides of the aisle several times in the last two hundred years. It is not a straightforward history. https://xkcd.com/1127/large/ https://xkcd.com/1127/large/ Extend back stereotypes with care. History turns out to be anything but intuitive.