Abraham Lincoln agreed with other presidential candidates of his period; he felt that it was undignified to campaign actively. During his election campaign, he stayed quietly in Springfield for the most part. But his followers more than made up for his inactivity. It cannot be said that nothing happened during his campaign though. One very important thing happened between he and his biggest political rival, Stephen A. Douglas, shortly before his campaign started. The issue …showed first 75 words of 3284 total…

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