From the Journal of Supreme Court History "Lincoln was the shrewd politician and in October of 1864 he saw no profit in alienating any of the factions of his political support by making a selection before the election."https://www.lincolncottage.org/lincolns-election-year-supreme-court-nominee/ …
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Lincoln won the election.
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After he won, right?
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You’re not a lame duck if you win re-election, as Lincoln did in 1864.
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How can it be a lame duck session when Lincoln won?
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When they’d won the WH and Senate. Jeez.
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“No, and actually yes”
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People not knowing what a lame duck session of congress is..pic.twitter.com/ArsckPygqn
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It just hurts.
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Senate was out, not like the could fly back in 1864 .
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