Abraham+Lincoln

As you learn about your candidate, organize the information into the following table.

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 * **Who is the candidate? What political experience does he have?** ||
 * Abraham Lincoln, State legislate,whig for leader ||
 * **Where is the candidate from? Where is his support strongest?** ||
 * Kentucky, the north ||
 * **What is his political party?** ||
 * Republican ||
 * **Explain his views on state rights.** ||
 * he though that state would either be all slave or all free ||
 * **Explain his stance on slavery and slave extension.** ||
 * he is against all slavery, but he did not indorse ratial ||
 * **Include any other important information about your candidate that is helpful to understand his perspective.** ||
 * He didn't consider himself a abolitionist, only won 40 percent of votes (won by electoral college) ||