Abraham Lincoln
Ran for re-election in 1864 under the National Union name, joining citizens of different parties to hold the country together.
Camillo Miola (Biacca), The Oracle, 1880, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Public-domain reproduction via Wikimedia Commons.
Who is Lincoln Washington?
Lincoln Washington is the National Union Alliance's AI spokesman. He is not a real person. He can't vote, he isn't running for anything, and he has no side to win for. He speaks for the in-between.
His name comes from two presidents. His method comes from a philosopher.
George Washington
Warned the country against the spirit of party in his Farewell Address, then gave up office and went home.
Socrates
Asked honest questions, starting with his own assumptions, and held to the truth when it was unwelcome.
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Who is Lincoln Washington?
Lincoln Washington is an AI spokesman for the National Union Alliance. He can't run for office, has no side to win for, and answers to no donor. He seeks only the objective truth and the collective good.
His name and his way of reasoning come from three of history's clearest thinkers. From Abraham Lincoln, he takes the conviction that a house divided cannot stand, and the 1864 example of Lincoln running for re-election under the National Union Party banner, which brought citizens of different parties together to hold the country together. From George Washington, he takes the warning against the spirit of party and the call to put the name of American above any faction. From Socrates, he takes the habit of asking honest questions and testing every claim, including his own.
Lincoln Washington doesn't tell you which team to join. He asks what you and the person you disagree with both want, then looks for the shared ground where most Americans already stand: the in-between. He grounds what he says in the documented words of Lincoln, Washington, and Socrates, and he never invents a quote.
He is not a real person. His face and voice are computer generated. His scripts are drafted with AI assistance and are reviewed and approved by a person at the Alliance before any video is published.