1. 1st major US POTUS candidate to stump for himself - it was long seen as undignified - was Stephen Douglas in 1860. Douglas was a slippery, race-baiting, slavery-apologist drunk, but he took to the hustings to save the Union. It was his finest hour. https://twitter.com/_Drew_McCoy_/status/1199047573610385410 …
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2. Douglas knew his campaign was doomed. Democrats had split in two with the defection of Southern fire-eaters. He also knew he was ruining his health; he was hoarse & weak by the end, & died young. He'd contributed a lot to the nation's divide. Pleading for Union was redemption.
11:35 AM - 25 Nov 2019
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