Question

Which most directly affected lincoln’s chance of reelection in 1864

Answer 1

The fact that the Confederate states said they would leave the United States due to the slavery issue since Lincoln was an abolitionist

Answer 2

Despite some intra-party opposition from Salmon Chase and the Radical Republicans, Lincoln won his party's nomination at the 1864 National Union National Convention. Rather than re-nominate Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, the convention selected Andrew Johnson of Tennessee, a War Democrat, as Lincoln's running mate.

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