Campaign Trail Results: Game #926324
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This Game:
- Year: 1860
- Player Candidate: Abraham Lincoln
- Running Mate: Cassius Clay
- Difficulty Level: Normal
- Winner Take All Mode?: Yes
- Game Played:
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View overall results, or a specific state:
| Candidate | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | Pop. Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---- John C. Breckinridge | 117 | 1,000,319 | 21.63 |
| ---- Stephen A. Douglas | 101 | 1,567,499 | 33.90 |
| ---- Abraham Lincoln | 61 | 1,475,367 | 31.91 |
| ---- John Bell | 24 | 580,729 | 12.56 |
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, Cassius Clay?I'm proud to share a ballot with Cassius Clay of Kentucky.
- 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?This party has no discernible platform or political positions on any issue. They are the carcass of the pro-slavery wing of the Whig Party, masquerading as saviors of the Union.
- How aggressively should your party attack the Southern Democrats and John Breckenridge in this election?We will attack Southern Democrats the same as we would Northern Democrats. They represent the same ideas about slavery -- they differ only in their boldness about it.
- 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?We will send overtures to Mr. Seward and invite him to come visit us in Springfield. It's important to have a united party.
- 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?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?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?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?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.
- How much should your party emphasize its support of canals and infrastructure projects in this election?Let's put something in the platform and be done with it. We can't let our message become unfocused by speaking to every issue in detail.
- Do you have a rebuttal for allegations that anti-slavery measures will result in a flood of free blacks into the Northern states and the territories?This is a scare tactic in the first place, and in any case I have always supported the colonization of freed slaves back to Africa.
- 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.
