Campaign Trail Results: Game #590903
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This Game:
- Year: 1860
- Player Candidate: Abraham Lincoln
- Running Mate: Hannibal Hamlin
- Difficulty Level: Hard
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
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View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- Stephen A. Douglas | 113 | 1,799,760 | 38.30 |
| ---- John C. Breckinridge | 94 | 1,100,032 | 23.41 |
| ---- John Bell | 56 | 609,940 | 12.98 |
| ---- Abraham Lincoln | 40 | 1,189,422 | 25.31 |
Answers:
- How should your party address the slavery issue during this campaign?Our party must stand for the abolition of slavery in this country.
- 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?Douglas has a following in several of the states that we must have this fall. We should reserve our harshest criticism for the Southern Democrats and their machinations.
- 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?Every party has political clubs and supporters. I'm proud that we have ours, and they will help drive us to victory in November.
- 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?Our position on the railroad is clearly stated the platform. Our primary focus needs to be on halting the spread of slavery.
- How much should your party emphasize its support of a homestead act in this election?The core belief of our party is that the federal territories should be settled by honest, free, hard-working men and their families. A homestead act would be right in line with this philosophy.
- 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?We obviously cannot agree with this decision, but the Supreme Court lays down the law of the land, and we have little choice but to acquiesce.
- 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?The fact that this is even under consideration as a demand shows how far beyond compromise the South has drifted.
- Do you support the further expansion of the United States into Mexico, Cuba, or the Caribbean?I would have to see the specific situation being proposed before I could give my own opinion on the matter.
- What is your position on the passage of “personal liberty laws” by various states, to flout the Fugitive Slave Act?I support the personal liberty laws, and would favor a repeal or scaling back of the Fugitive Slave Law.
- 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?I would not support any Amendment that irrevocably protects slavery in the South. We would have to see if a more narrow compromise was possible.
- If any Southern state was to secede, would you use military force as President to preserve the Union?The Union is the most important object, and we will do anything we must to preserve it.
- What is your position on the creation of land grant universities for secondary education?Yes, let's emphasize our support of this measure. We stand behind education and the expansion of opportunity.
- 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?Let's keep our efforts broadly focused on the North.
- 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.