Politics

Republican Party born in Wisconsin at a time of conflict and divisiveness

The RNC in Milwaukee was unlike any other with the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump lingering over the week, but this moment was just the latest on the long timeline of the Republican Party, which was born in Wisconsin in the years before the Civil War.

PBS News Hour

July 22, 2024 • Northeast Region

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By Lisa Desjardins, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz and Denis Levkovitch, PBS News Hour