Early Democrat's adversary (4)

I believe the answer is:

whig

(Other definitions for whig that I've seen before include "Pre-1860 British politician" , "Old MP" , "Politician such as Walpole" , "political operator" , "British reformist" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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