Campaign Trail Results: Game #375557
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This Game:
- Year: 1860
- Player Candidate: Abraham Lincoln
- Running Mate: Hannibal Hamlin
- Difficulty Level: Easy
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
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View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- John C. Breckinridge | 117 | 929,090 | 19.89 |
| ---- Abraham Lincoln | 84 | 1,625,292 | 34.79 |
| ---- Stephen A. Douglas | 78 | 1,537,839 | 32.92 |
| ---- John Bell | 24 | 579,109 | 12.40 |
Answers:
- How should your party address the slavery issue during this campaign?We can support the idea of popular sovereignty, but that must include an acknowledgement that Kansas clearly desires to enter the Union as a free state.
- What do you have to say about the merits of your running mate, Hannibal Hamlin?I'm proud to share a ballot with Hannibal Hamlin of Maine.
- To what extent do you plan to personally campaign in this election?I made my reputation by debating Stephen A. Douglas. These extraordinary times call for extraordinary action by the candidates for President.
- How aggressively should your party attack the Northern Democrats and Stephen A. Douglas in this election?We can always point out a few inconsistencies with our opponents, but by and large the Republican platform is a winning platform. If we stick to it we will win in November.
- How aggressively should your party attack the Constitutional Unionists and John Bell in this election?Maybe a couple of general statements against them, but overall we should avoid doing anything which might alienate former Whigs from joining the Republicans.
- How aggressively should your party attack the Southern Democrats and John Breckenridge in this election?Realistically, the Democratic split is fantastic news for us. Let's not galvanize the Southern block even further by attacking them.
- What should your party's position be on the raid of John Brown, late in 1859?Clearly what John Brown did was illegal, but without the obstructionism and provocation of the South on slavery, it would have never come to pass.
- Thousands of young men have formed paramilitary “Wide Awake” clubs and marched to support Republicans. Should your party embrace this support, or is it too divisive?Let's try to finesse this point. It is understandably concerning to the border states to see so many young men of the North marching in military formation, with a clear organization about them.
- Do you have any plans to reach out to your chief rival for the Republican nomination, William Seward, and reconcile?Our party rejected Seward because of his unpopularity in states like Illinois and Indiana. Let's wait until after the election before we extend the olive branch to him.
- How much should your party emphasize its support of higher tariffs in this election?I would advocate that we compromise on the issue of tariff increases and strike a moderate tone. We need to do as much as possible to make this election about slavery, and slavery alone.
- How much should your party emphasize its support of a Transcontinental Railroad in this election?We might consider sacrificing on this issue if it would help appease the Deep South. I don't think we should mention it much in this campaign.
- How much should your party emphasize its support of a homestead act in this election?Even the Northern Democrats support a homestead act. Let's stick to issues where we have a distinction to hammer on.
- What position should your party take on foreign immigration and nationalization in this election?Germans are a key part of our new party and our vote in the Midwest. Let's express our support for the current naturalization laws.
- What is your position on the Supreme Court's Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?This is the most odious, dangerous decision to be handed down in the history of the Court. What is to prevent the Court from forcing slavery next upon the states themselves, under some dubious interpretation?
- What is your position on the social equality of blacks in American society?I don't believe that blacks and whites will ever mix socially in this nation, but that cannot change the fact that blacks are citizens of this nation, and should be given the voting and property rights to match that status.
- Do you have anything to say about the efforts of some to reopen the Atlantic slave trade?I'm sure that these are just rumors and speculation. It would be irresponsible of me at this point to extend my obvious condemnation of this step.
- Do you support the further expansion of the United States into Mexico, Cuba, or the Caribbean?We oppose any effort to extend the current borders of the United States. They are plainly driven by the slave states.
- What is your position on the passage of “personal liberty laws” by various states, to flout the Fugitive Slave Act?Let's try to avoid this issue in our campaign statements and speeches. No good can come of it.
- Should the proposed constitution for the state of Kansas be accepted by Congress, and Kansas admitted as a free state?We support the admission of Kansas as a free state, as soon as possible.
- Would you support a compromise Amendment which permanently protected slavery in the Southern states, in return for no further expansion of the institution?We will absolutely not address this in our campaign. If it comes to this next year, then we can make a more specific determination at that point.
- If any Southern state was to secede, would you use military force as President to preserve the Union?I doubt that things will come to that point, and we must not address this issue during our current campaign.
- What is your position on the creation of land grant universities for secondary education?Let's keep our mouth shut on this issue, and stick to our opposition to slavery.
- Do you have any comments on the Lemmon v. New York case which may be making its way to the Supreme Court?If the Court rules that slaves can be brought into free states without consequence, then we will effectively have a slave nation on our hands. This is the type of Southern aggression that we must be ever-vigilant against.
- Is there a particular state that you believe the party should concentrate its resources into during the final days of the campaign?Ohio
- We just need to let you know, it appears that your opponents have consolidated into a "fusion ticket" in the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York.I see. We shall do our best in any case.
