Back in the 1860's - when the Republican Party formed - they actually requested a Federal Government spending to build a railroad to the pacific coast cause the states deemed it was necessary and beneficial. Yep, that's right - there used to be a Republican party that supported infrastructure...
Wait what??? So you want us to turn back to the Jim Crow laws where segregation based on race was the norm? I personally enjoyed having the ablity to talk and get to know people from a different background of myself - helped broaden my perspective on things. Boy, a black man in the White House...