Question

Early in his political career, Lincoln was a member of the Party.

Answer 1

at first he was a member of the whig party but then he decided we wanted to move to the republican part

Answer 2

Early in his political career, Lincoln was a member of the "Whig" Party, since many of the Whigs were opposed to slavery, as Lincoln was. The Republican Party was "birthed" from the Whig Party.