The Problem with Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was widely and deeply unpopular during his presidency.
Why? Not to free the slaves, as his hagiographers would have you believe, but out of personal ambition, greed for power, and, incidentally, to.
He overturned our original constitutional order, violated the rights of Americans both North and South, massively inflated the federal government, and plunged the nation into a wholly unnecessary war.
And for good reason.
The Problem with Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was widely and deeply unpopular during his presidency