Tag Archives: John Bell

minority majority president

160 years ago four different candidates divvied up the votes in the United States presidential election. Republican party candidate Abraham Lincoln won a plurality (about 40%) of the popular vote on November 6, 1860, but under the United States Constitution’s … Continue reading

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John Bell, Martyr, Mercury, Spy

Four quick takes – all from the June 9, 1861 edition of The New-York Times: 1. The Times castigates the 1860 nominee of the Constitutional Union Party for not supporting said Union: Where is John Bell? During the Presidential campaign … Continue reading

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