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Why did the Democrats splinter in the run-up to the 1860 election?
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By the People: A History of the United States, AP Edition

By the People: A History of the United States, AP Edition


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The Democratic frontrunner was Stephan Douglas. Although Douglas had once been popular in the South, after his opposition to admitting Kansas as a slave state, most southern political leaders now considered him to be a traitor to their cause. Mississippi Senator Jefferson Davis insisted on a party platform that opened all the territories to slavery, regardless of the views of their citizens. This was something Douglas and his supporters could not tolerate. Consequently, the party divided along regional lines.
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