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The Election of 1860 Was a Divisive Election
The election of 1860 was a very divisive election. Lincoln is elected largely because the states that are anti-slavery or anti-expansion of slavery are not a majority, but they're a plurality. He wants no one on his side to say that he's arguing for abolitionism even though he personally supported that. What he wants to say is the Republican party is for no new slave territories.