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To: C19fan

If he is going to be compared to a Lincoln, I guess Abraham Lincoln makes a better analogy than Benjamin Lincoln, since Abe was elected to the House of Representatives but was defeated when he tried to win a Senate seat. Benjamin Lincoln lost Charleston—if Beto is the nominee in 2020 he would probably carry Charleston (Obama carried it both times).


11 posted on 12/01/2018 7:03:41 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus

No, Abe left the House in 1849; he did not run for the Senate against Stephen Douglas until 1858.


40 posted on 12/02/2018 4:19:18 AM PST by Theodore R.
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