Best thing about this Lincoln bio I just finished (another shout out to
DanTheFan for recommending it, iirc) - nobody anywhere gave Lincoln a prayer a year before his second election. With a 3rd party (at least one) teeing up a candidate to Lincoln’s left, and the country tiring of war and maybe willing to compromise on leaving slavery alone in the south (including expanded states below the Missouri Compromise line), this far ahead of the 1864 election, many thought Lincoln wouldn’t even break the top 2.
There are plenty of examples like that through history - I’m concerned too, but I bet the odds will look very different in 10 mths. Not definitely better, but very possibly, once choices firm up. [Post edited by hoolstoptheheels at 01/02/2024 11:55AM]
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