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Why did the Democratic Party have two presidential candidates in 1860
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Why did the Democratic Party have two presidential candidates in 1860

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The Northern Democratic Party was a leg of the Democratic Party during the 1860 presidential election. It was when the party split in two due to problems with slavery. Stephen A. Douglas was the nominee and lost to Abraham Lincoln.
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