Campaign Trail Results: Game #613370
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This Game:
- Year: 1860
- Player Candidate: Abraham Lincoln
- Running Mate: Cassius Clay
- Difficulty Level: Normal
- 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 | 1,740,960 | 37.14 |
| ---- John C. Breckinridge | 102 | 1,063,717 | 22.69 |
| ---- John Bell | 48 | 613,247 | 13.08 |
| ---- Abraham Lincoln | 40 | 1,270,206 | 27.09 |
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, 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?Support for this party is confined to the South and border states, and we shouldn't waste our time in attacking them.
- 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?Whatever our private feelings, we have no choice but to denounce such extralegal actions.
- 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?Our party supports a high tariff and I'm proud of that fact. We need to emphasize this point during our campaign.
- How much should your party emphasize its support of a Transcontinental Railroad in this election?Everybody wants a Transcontinental Railroad, and Republicans have supported this since the beginning.
- 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?The idea that we support social equality for blacks in society is a canard put down the Democrats, in a clumsy and transparent attempt to score political points.
- 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?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?The newer Fugitive Slave Law was the result of reasoned compromise in Congress. I may disagree with aspects of that Compromise, but I must accept it as a whole.
- Should the proposed constitution for the state of Kansas be accepted by Congress, and Kansas admitted as a free state?I am willing to wait until the emotions surrounding this issue can recede a bit. If that means delaying the admission of Kansas, I will reluctantly accept that.
- 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?The Union is the most important object, and we will do anything we must to preserve it.
- Should your party make any statements indicating the potential support of a national bank in this election?This is a dead issue, politically, and would distract from the primary message we are attempting to make in this election.
- 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?We don't stand for the abolition of slavery in the South, so the entire premise of this question is false. This is nothing that we need worry about.
- 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.