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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-08 09:03 PM
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Why the hell did Lincoln pick Hannibal Hamlin?
Maine was always in the bag.
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-08 09:07 PM
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1. he knew better than to piss off anyone named Hannibal
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psychmommy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-08 09:08 PM
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2. because he was a brother
he wanted a compatriate in office with him.
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sandnsea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-08 09:15 PM
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3. Appeal to anti-slavery Democrats n/t
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Phredicles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-08 09:22 PM
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4. He polled well among voters with alliterative names,
and Vernon Vandenflugel had already turned him down.
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ISUGRADIA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-08 09:59 PM
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5. East - West regional balance
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-08 10:18 PM
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6. His supporters said they'd secede unless there was an item in the plank in favor of fava beans
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