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nkpolitics1212

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6. Have you heard about the Lincoln-Douglas debates? It was the 1858 IL US Senate Race.

Reply to flor-de-jasmim (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 27, 2019, 05:31 PM

Sep 2019

Lincoln lost the 1858 IL US Senate Election to Douglas but won the 1860 US Presidential Election.
1858 IL US Senate Election results.
Douglas- 54
Lincoln- 46
1860 US Presidential Election in IL
Lincoln- 50.7
Douglas 47.2

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2020 Democratic Ticket- Beto O'Rourke/Stacey Abrams. [View all] nkpolitics1212 Sep 2019 OP

I'd vote for that ticket, TexasTowelie Sep 2019 #1

but Abrams lesgislative experience might be more useful in terms of helping get legislation JI7 Sep 2019 #3

I understand your point and also considered Abrams legislative experience before I posted. TexasTowelie Sep 2019 #4

we would win TExas and Georgia and i believe we would win Arizona . i'm kind of ok losing Ohio JI7 Sep 2019 #2

I think the R's would put out ads pointing out that both lost their state-wide elections. flor-de-jasmim Sep 2019 #5

Have you heard about the Lincoln-Douglas debates? It was the 1858 IL US Senate Race. nkpolitics1212 Sep 2019 #6