It seems Republicons have always been corrupt and their base

[WhiteTara]

doesn't care one whit.

While “Teapot Dome” entered the American political vocabulary as a synonym for governmental corruption, the scandal had little long-term effect on the Republican Party. Calvin Coolidge, a Republican, was elected president in 1924.

Now this was before women could vote, so perhaps we won't have a repeat of '24.

edited to add link: https://www.britannica.com/event/Teapot-Dome-Scandal

[Elwood P Dowd]

1. The Harding-Coolidge years (1921-1929) spawned The Great Depression.

A repuke orgy of tax breaks for the rich and a total lack of regulations. Sound familiar?

[WhiteTara]

2. Yes it does. Followed by the rise of Hitler

oh. Interesting times we live in.

[struggle4progress]

3. Women could vote by late 1920

[Voltaire2]

4. Not always.

The original party was dominated by abolitionists. After the Civil War there was a struggle over control of the party between the reformist/abolitionist wing and the eastern industrialist and Wall Street elites. The latter faction came out on top, ended reconstruction, and set about corrupting government to serve their interests. It should be noted that the Republican Party continued to have a strong progressive faction, and that this faction briefly seized power again under the charasmatic leadership of Teddy Roosevelt. TR was dethroned, the elites recaptured the party, and the corruption resumed.

[WhiteTara]

5. Okay. Modern History.