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If Lincoln had won that election, we may have lost the civil war.
Why - because he wouldn't have been President? He may have run anyway. He wouldn't be the only guy to go from a brief stint in the senate to national office. Modern examples are Nixon, JFK and Obama.If Lincoln had won that election, we may have lost the civil war.
Possible but as you point out, not done in the 19th century. Sounds like a good what-if to analyze.Why - because he wouldn't have been President? He may have run anyway. He wouldn't be the only guy to go from a brief stint in the senate to national office. Modern examples are Nixon, JFK and Obama.
A bright and shiny path back, a thicket of choices going forward.Looking back is always easy, lt is looking forward that is hard.
Mao tse ...A bright and shiny path
Some historian I read, I forget which one, but has profoundly influenced my views.Mao tse ...